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Poetry

Impromptu

By Rune Christiansen
Translated from Norwegian by Agnes Scott Langeland
August 1, 2011
Published in Four Scandinavian Poets
Norway
Original Language

When the snow covers your grave you have forgotten the snow.

Translation of “Impromptu.” Copyright 1994 by Rune Christiansen. By arrangement with the author. Translation copyright 2011 by Agnes Scott Langeland. All rights reserved.

English Norwegian (Original)

When the snow covers your grave you have forgotten the snow.

Impromptu

Når snøen dekker graven din har du glemt snøen.

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