Digt af Bella | Ensomhedens Museum

Digt af Bella

Im scared, I feel lonely,
even though I have a lot of friends.
Am I doing it right, or am I doing it wrong? What should I do, should I write a song?
Im feeling alone in this big world for two. Am I doing it right, or am I doing it wrong? What should I do should, should I write a song? I’m feeling all alone with a lot friends.

Bella er medvirkende i forestillingen ‘EN SOM DIG – FORTÆLLINGER OM ENSOMHED & ISOLATION‘ og har i den forbindelse skrevet en sang som hun skal performe både digitalt og live. Selv om Bella kun er 12 er hendes udtryk og kendskab til ensomhed genkendelig. Faktisk er det ikke kun Bella der som 12 årig har udtrykt sig kunstnerisk. Fra 300 år siden skrev digteren Alexander Pope et digt der hed ‘Ode to Solitude’ som 12-årig. Det gamle digt omhandler både ensomhed, men også det at være alene som en positiv ting.

Ode on solitude
Happy the man, whose wish and care

A few paternal acres bound,

Content to breathe his native air,
In his own ground.

Whose herds with milk, whose fields with bread,

Whose flocks supply him with attire,

Whose trees in summer yield him shade,
In winter fire.

Blest! who can unconcern’dly find

Hours, days, and years slide soft away,

In health of body, peace of mind,

Quiet by day,

Sound sleep by night; study and ease

Together mix’d; sweet recreation,

And innocence, which most doth please,

With meditation.

Thus let me live, unseen, unknown;

Thus unlamented let me dye;

Steal from the world, and not a stone

Tell where I lye.

Ensomhed og det at være alene er ikke nødvendigvis forbundne. Man kan sagtens være ensom sammen med andre. Her i linket fra Kronprinsesse Mary Fonden beskriver de hvordan ensomhed faktisk ikke er forbundet at være alene.

Ode on solitude Happy the man, whose wish and care