Unraveling Memories: A St. Lucia Day Revelation

Fluent Fiction - Swedish: Unraveling Memories: A St. Lucia Day Revelation
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Story Transcript:

Sv: Snön föll utanför fönstret på Ulleråker.
En: The snow fell outside the window at Ulleråker.

Sv: Det var St. Lucia-dagen, och en känsla av både hopp och sorg hängde i luften.
En: It was St. Lucia Day, and a feeling of both hope and sorrow hung in the air.

Sv: Lars satt på sin säng, omsluten av de kalla vita väggarna.
En: Lars sat on his bed, surrounded by the cold white walls.

Sv: De blommiga gardinerna rörde sig lite i vinden från ett trasigt fönster.
En: The floral curtains moved slightly in the wind from a broken window.

Sv: Han drog filten närmare kroppen.
En: He pulled the blanket closer to his body.

Sv: Hans tankar var som en dimma, full av skuggor som han inte kunde fly.
En: His thoughts were like a fog, full of shadows he couldn't escape.

Sv: Lars kämpade med minnena.
En: Lars struggled with the memories.

Sv: Ett minne flimrade framför honom.
En: A memory flickered before him.

Sv: En ung flicka klädd i vit klänning, med ett ljus i handen.
En: A young girl dressed in a white gown, with a candle in hand.

Sv: Var hon hans syster?
En: Was she his sister?

Sv: Det var oklart.
En: It was unclear.

Sv: Han hade långa stunder där han tvivlade på vad som var verkligt.
En: He had long periods where he doubted what was real.

Sv: Läkare sa att hans minnen ibland blandades med drömmar och illusioner.
En: Doctors said that his memories sometimes mixed with dreams and illusions.

Sv: I trädrummet hörde han sång.
En: In the common room, he heard singing.

Sv: Det var de andra patienterna, de sjöng Lucia-sånger.
En: It was the other patients, they were singing Lucia songs.

Sv: Det påminde honom om en gång i barndomen.
En: It reminded him of a time in his childhood.

Sv: St. Lucia-dagen var speciell.
En: St. Lucia Day was special.

Sv: Men varför?
En: But why?

Sv: Ett speciellt minne skimrade i hans tankar.
En: A particular memory shimmered in his thoughts.

Sv: Det var som en klar vinterdag.
En: It was like a clear winter's day.

Sv: "Koncentrera dig, Lars," sa han tyst till sig själv.
En: "Concentrate, Lars," he said quietly to himself.

Sv: Han började minnas en specifik Lucia-dag.
En: He began to remember a specific Lucia Day.

Sv: Hans mamma hade bakat.
En: His mother had been baking.

Sv: Doften av saffran.
En: The scent of saffron.

Sv: Ljuset från stearinljusen som speglades i fönstret.
En: The light from the candles reflected in the window.

Sv: Men något hände den dagen.
En: But something happened that day.

Sv: Medan sångerna fortsatte, stängde Lars ögonen.
En: As the songs continued, Lars closed his eyes.

Sv: Minnet blev tydligare.
En: The memory became clearer.

Sv: Det var en hemlighet.
En: It was a secret.

Sv: Han och Johan, hans bror, hade gömt sig i köksskåpet.
En: He and Johan, his brother, had hidden in the kitchen cupboard.

Sv: Ingrid, hans syster, hade funnit dem och skällt på dem.
En: Ingrid, his sister, had found them and scolded them.

Sv: Men det var något mer.
En: But there was something more.

Sv: Lars kunde nu se det.
En: Lars could see it now.

Sv: De pratade om att pappa skulle gå bort.
En: They talked about their father passing...