Ikke Bødlen
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Ikke Bødlen is a poem by Halfdan Rasmussen
, featured as one of the best poems on Human Rights on a 1979 book published by Amnesty International
Denmark.
Ikke Bødlen would be later translated into the first verse of Roger Waters
' song Each Small Candle
.
Halfdan Rasmussen
Halfdan Rasmussen was a Danish poet. He was known for his literary nonsense verse for children and his serious adult writings about social issues and human rights.-Career:...
, featured as one of the best poems on Human Rights on a 1979 book published by Amnesty International
Amnesty International
Amnesty International is an international non-governmental organisation whose stated mission is "to conduct research and generate action to prevent and end grave abuses of human rights, and to demand justice for those whose rights have been violated."Following a publication of Peter Benenson's...
Denmark.
Ikke Bødlen would be later translated into the first verse of Roger Waters
Roger Waters
George Roger Waters is an English musician, singer-songwriter and composer. He was a founding member of the progressive rock band Pink Floyd, serving as bassist and co-lead vocalist. Following the departure of bandmate Syd Barrett in 1968, Waters became the band's lyricist, principal songwriter...
' song Each Small Candle
Each Small Candle
"Each Small Candle" is a song by Roger Waters. It was released on his album In the Flesh Live in 2000. Most of the lyrics were inspired by a news story from the Kosovo war of a Serbian soldier who saw a wounded Albanian woman, left his ranks and helped her....
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