Valentines Day - king of love
The 14. of February is the day of lovers.
(Republishing from 2010.)
By Mads Qvortrup. Camera/editor Jan Rørkær. Produced by Anette von Benzon, avbenzon@jyskebank.dk
The poem Dr Qvortrup recites on Waterloo Bridge is 'After Lunch'. The lyrics are below:
After Lunch:
On Waterloo Bridge, where we said our goodbyes,
the weather conditions bring tears to my eyes.
I wipe them away with a black woolly glove
And try not to notice I've fallen in love.
On Waterloo Bridge I am trying to think:
This is nothing. you're high on the charm and the drink.
But the juke-box inside me is playing a song
That says something different. And when was it wrong?
On Waterloo Bridge with the wind in my hair
I am tempted to skip. You're a fool. I don't care.
the head does its best but the heart is the boss-
I admit it before I am halfway across.
By Wendy Cope (Born 1945 and one of England's most popular poets. )