01 September 2012

Wild strawberries ...

... is a haunting film by Ingmar Bergman about a old medical professor's redemptive journey. It has several meditative stops on death, life, regrets, pains, choices and relationships, with meandering dreams and this Swedish hymn by Johan Olaf Wallin in the middle ...

Where is the friend I seek at break of day?
When night falls I still have not found Him.
My burning heart shows me His traces
I see His traces wherever flowers bloom
His love is mingled with every air.