For the sound of Danish flies and street corners, men in bomber jackets and city lights, listen to the recording of Simon Roy reading the Danish version of his poem: https://soundcloud.com/simon-roy/nordvest-poem/s-cVrgf
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Nordvest by Simon Roy Danish version (original)
English version (translated)
Mænd i dynejakker i grupper på gadehjørner
Men in bombers in groups on street corners
Fluer i lyset luner sig på lamper
Flies warming their bodies on bulbs
Livets længde ændres i opfattelsen af tiden
Life’s length changes in the perception of time
Lukker og slukker dagen mens
Closing off the day while
Fluer i dynejakker kontrollerer byens lys
Flies in bombers control the lights of the city