Brevet från Lillan [English translation]

Dad, come home, for we long for you

Come before the summer is over, little dad

The thunder has passed, and in the evening it gets dark

The stars are visible in the sky again

All I want is a necklace made of coral

Nothing else it costs too much

In our garden there are so many berries

And the birds have many babies here

The lake is so warm and we swim every day

and I jump in without getting scared

because now I swim so well

It's so pretty, in our little shed now

And we've also seen a little fir

One we can use on Christmas

I've written this

Almost all by myself

And I will start school this autumn

Dad, come home, I know something you will get

Now the letter from your Elinor ends

• Artist:Evert Taube