Den glimt jag såg
’Den glimt jag såg (The glimpse I saw)’ is a piece for bass singer, flute, percussion & piano and written in 2012. There is also a version for soprano instead of a bass singer. The piece is written with text by the Swedish poet Göran Sonnevi.
‘Den glimt jag såg’ is a song from the song collection "Eleven arias" with text by several nordic poets. It is also a part of the chamber opera "The Illuminated Traces of Ligeia”.
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Material to download:
Recording (English version, from concert in April -13; Helene Hvass & Lydenskab)
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Den glimt jag såg (score)
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DEN GLIMT JAG SÅG
Jag ber om detta // Att mina ögon ska se
hela det flikade ljuset
Ett omöjligt norrsken
Det var den glimt jag såg
under de hypnagoga bildernas flöde
Fastän jag vet att de är värdelösa
om de inte har det osynliga korrelatet
Verklighetens helt utopiska närvaro,
överallt
Poem by Göran Sonnevi from ”Trädet"
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THE GLIMPSE I SAW
I ask for this // That my eyes will see
the entire tabs of light
An impossible aurora borealis
That was the glimpse I saw
during the hypnagoga flow of the images
Although I know that they are worthless
if they do not have the invisible correlate
The totally utopian presence of reality,
everywhere
Translation by Ylva Lund Bergner
