Song in the Shade
Skuggsång
("Shade Song") is Torgny Lilja's collected poems from 1980 to
1997. A second edition, released in spring 2010, will include poems
from 2000 to 2001 (known as the poet's crossroads period) as well as
some of his early works. The collection contains poems mainly in
Swedish but also in English.
The title of the collection refers to a bird's
singing to itself in order to practice. A common European songster is
the blackbird (Turdus merula), known for its song from tree
tops late in the afternoon. It can be observed during all the
year both in the countryside and in green areas of the city.
