Hi everybody!
Since TGE (song) constitutes such a big part of the album I would like to comment some on the lyrics. As you all know by now it is based on the novel Aniara from 1956.
I strongly encourage you all to read it. I know it is unbelievably beautiful in Swedish but for those of you who don't read Swedish there is an official English translation which you can purchase from for instance Amazon ([ame]http://www.amazon.com/Aniara-Epic-Science-Fiction-Poem/dp/1885266634/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1291384218&sr=1-1[/ame])
The book is not particularly long so most people could get through it I guess.
To me the English is rather advanced and I don't fully udnerstand all subtleties in it, but those of you who have English as your native tounge might.
For those of you who can't stomach going through a book on semi-rhyme, this is a pretty cool online resource where the author discusses the story in the book. Some of his conclusions and interpretations I do not share, others I do. Either way I think it might help you appreciate TGE more by spending some time with this page.
http://www.ips-planetarium.org/planetarian/articles/aniara.html
I have taken some liberties in the name of artistic freedom in my rendition of this novel, as I felt it necessary to keep the story progressing in an at least somewhat understandable fashion, with the limited space (no pun intended) I had at my disposal.
Thank you all for your interest!
It was a lot of hard work and I really appreciate your kind support!
Since TGE (song) constitutes such a big part of the album I would like to comment some on the lyrics. As you all know by now it is based on the novel Aniara from 1956.
I strongly encourage you all to read it. I know it is unbelievably beautiful in Swedish but for those of you who don't read Swedish there is an official English translation which you can purchase from for instance Amazon ([ame]http://www.amazon.com/Aniara-Epic-Science-Fiction-Poem/dp/1885266634/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1291384218&sr=1-1[/ame])
The book is not particularly long so most people could get through it I guess.
To me the English is rather advanced and I don't fully udnerstand all subtleties in it, but those of you who have English as your native tounge might.
For those of you who can't stomach going through a book on semi-rhyme, this is a pretty cool online resource where the author discusses the story in the book. Some of his conclusions and interpretations I do not share, others I do. Either way I think it might help you appreciate TGE more by spending some time with this page.
http://www.ips-planetarium.org/planetarian/articles/aniara.html
I have taken some liberties in the name of artistic freedom in my rendition of this novel, as I felt it necessary to keep the story progressing in an at least somewhat understandable fashion, with the limited space (no pun intended) I had at my disposal.
Thank you all for your interest!
It was a lot of hard work and I really appreciate your kind support!
