Fever Dream of Jahn Teigen

 Jahn Teigen (1949-2020) was a Norwegian singer who represented his country in the Eurovision Song Contest not once, not twice, but thrice. In 1978 he performed the song 'Mil etter mil' (Mile after mile), which became famous for not receiving a single point from any of the participating countries.

Rest now, you are tired

Okay, I'll try to sleep

Direct your mind to another place

Is this better than counting sheep?

Mile after mile after mile

After mile after mile after mile

You are walking in the rain

This doesn't sound very restful

Water trickles in your shoes

It sounds positively stressful

Come here where I am, where the sun is near

Re-enter me enter me

AIEEE!!!!!

(Later, in a deep sleep:)

And it's a long way to go

Well I'm beginning to see the light

It is longing that drives you

To a camp site on the Isle of Wight

Where are you going? You must not go

Just tell me what you want me to do

You've been hiking for far too long

Resigned to never finding you

What is it that my dreams conceal?

Mil etter mil etter mil...

B.R. 22.05.2021