This is the first time I've seen Marky sporting this kind of style on his mask. According to reporters, it was created in memory of his father. One side of the mask features a landscape and a verse from the first stanza of Strövtåg i hembygden (Wanderings in the Homeland) by Swedish poet Gustaf Fröding.
Det är skimmer i molnen och glitter i sjön, Shimmer in the clouds and glitter on the lake, Det är ljus över stränder och näs, Light drapes over shores and headlands, Och omkring mig står den härliga skogen så grön And around me the glorious forest stands so green, Bakom ängarnas gungande gräs. Behind the swaying grass of the meadows. Och med sommar och skönhet och skogsvindsackord And with summer and beauty and the forest wind's harmonies Står min hembygd och hälsar mig glad. My homeland stands to greet me with joy. Var mig hälsad! – Men var är min faders gård? Hail to you! — But where is my father's homestead? Det är tomt bakom lönnarnas rad. It is empty behind the row of maples.
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This poem was also adapted into a song by Mando Diao with the same title Strövtåg i hembygden. That's probably why Marky chose it — it's a great song.












