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From left to right, Anders Falk, Julie Lindahl and Tomas Adolphson.
Swedish musical duo Tomas Adolphson and Anders Falk have been making music together for over 50 years. Their 1981 hit single "Mer Jul" (More Christmas) brought them to national attention and became a household song. 
https://adolphsonfalk.se/

Following their reading of "The Pendulum" they were inspired to write a song about the way that facing the past, the things we weren't supposed to see and the shame we bear, is also about moving forward and embracing life.

Adolphson & Falk and Lindahl plan to tour together in Sweden from autumn 2020 or as soon as conditions allow.
Julie's Song
 
There were traces of the past
That I could not see
But that darkened the paths where I went
Mute words that never told me
What had happened or would be
But a silence that spoke anyway
The fear of getting lost
If I knew became a threat
But the longing after truth
Was hard to resist.
 
I want to be free from
The sorrow that slowly seeped in
I want to stand far from
The guilt that never was mine
Now I want to live
The life you’ve long wanted to give
When I saw all I wasn’t meant to see.
 
I found wounds in the past
I didn’t know of
But that weighed down on my feelings one by one
Was it something I should forget
That I shouldn’t bother with
But I knew had also hurt me
It’s easy to start doubting
Not to know what one wants
But heavier to deny
Not dare to recognize.
 
I want to be free from
The sorrow that slowly seeped in
I want to stand far from
The guilt that never was mine
Now I want to live
The life you’ve long wanted to give
When I saw all I wasn’t meant to see.
 
Memory is all that’s left
With all the unasked questions
That just wait for their answer
 
I want to be free from
The sorrow that slowly seeped in
I want to stand far from
The guilt that never was mine
Now I want to live
The life you’ve long wanted to give
When I saw all I wasn’t meant to see.
 
When I saw all
I wasn’t meant to see.
 
 
 
 

Julies sång

​Det fanns spår från det förgångna
som jag inte kunde se
men som skymde dom stigar där jag går
Stumma ord som aldrig sa mig
vad som skett och skulle ske
men en tystnad som talade ändå
Rädslan att gå vilse
om jag visste blev ett hot
Men längtan efter sanningen
var svår att stå emot
 
Jag vill bli fri ifrån
den sorg som sakta trängde in
Jag vill stå långt ifrån
den skuld som aldrig varit min
Nu vill jag ta emot
det liv du länge velat ge
när jag sett allt det jag inte skulle se.
 
Jag fann sår i det förflutna
som jag inte vetat om
men som tyngde mina känslor var för sig
Var det nå´t jag borde glömma,
jag inte skulle bry mig om
Men jag visste att dom också sårat mig
Det är lätt att börja tveka
att inte veta vad man vill
Men tyngre att förneka
att inte våga känna till
 
Jag vill bli fri ifrån
den sorg som sakta trängde in
Jag vill stå långt ifrån
den skuld som aldrig varit min
Nu vill jag ta emot
det liv du länge velat ge
när jag sett allt det jag inte skulle se.
 
Minnet är det enda som blir kvar
med alla outsagda frågor
som bara väntar på sitt svar
 
Jag vill bli fri ifrån
den sorg som sakta trängde in
Jag vill stå långt ifrån
den skuld som aldrig varit min
Nu vill jag ta emot
det liv du länge velat ge
när jag sett allt det jag inte skulle se.
 
 
När jag sett allt det
jag inte skulle se

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