We are very proud to perform "The Half-Finished Heaven" that Sven-David Sandström, one of Sweden's most prominent composers, has written specially to Sofia Vokalensemble. The lyrics are Nobel laureate Tomas Tranströmer's beautiful poem.
The Half-Finished Heaven
Despondency breaks off its course.
Anguish breaks off its course.
The vulture breaks off its flight.
The eager light streams out,
even the ghosts take a draught.
And our paintings see daylight,
our red beasts of the ice-age studios.
Everything begins to look around.
We walk in the sun in hundreds.
Each man is a half-open door
leading to a room for everyone.
The endless ground under us.
The water is shining among the trees.
The lake is a window into the earth.
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