Lyrics / Translations
Translations for KOSKENKYLÄ – album’s Finnish tracks:
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Tule kanssani sisar – Oh Come With Me Sister
Oh come with me sister
Let’s start a revolution
Walk beside me, oh brother
Let’s dig under the dust
Lift dreams that were buried decades ago
Hear how they call us the ghosts of the rebels
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Forward, forward on the road of battle
Forward, forward marches our united front
For a better tomorrow
For humanity, justice and love
—
You the poor share what little you have
Give to help others
Strangers form a village
A crowd stronger than iron
Piece after piece tearing apart
The blind power of money
Vaults echo in emptiness
The lies will be revealed
—
Forward, forward on the road of battle
Forward, forward marches our united front
For a better tomorrow
For humanity, justice and love
—
Shout: “This world, the home of us all”
Which I will defend until we defeat
The forces of destruction, pollution and oppression
And we will be one with earth and the ocean when the new day dawns.
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Forward, forward on the road of battle
Forward, forward marches our united front
For a better tomorrow
For humanity, justice and love
Koskenkylä – Whitewater Village
Leaves are filtering
Sunrays spread out on the ground
Do you still recall?
Will you still let me stand beside you?
You’d shut away the world, let me be safe with you
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Rapids are foaming
We know the art of balancing on the slippery stones
Do you still recall?
Will you still let me stand beside you?
You’d shut out the world, let me be safe with you
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Driving our bikes on the dirt road of Ahonen
Boat on the river from the shelter of Grayling Sholes
The Island of the Merry is waiting for us upstream
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We are building huts, riding scooters
In winter snowmobiles, on top of Forest Hill
At the lean-to we secretly open the strong wine
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Running away from the rain
In the deserted house of Ghost Village
Do you still recall?
Will you still let stand beside you?
You’d shut out the world, let me be safe with you
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We sit on the edge of the bomb crater
Listening together on our walkman
Dingo, Eurooppa Kolme, Alphaville and Popeda
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Slipping on the ice of Crane Creek
We fall in love, then fall out, swear by blood
The whole world against us and we were to win
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The last summer
The little grownups going out into the world
You promised me
You would always let me stand beside you
You’d shut out the world, let me be safe with you
Whitewater Village
Whitewater Village
Palmikko – Braid
The most beautiful ribbon she ties in her braid
Carefully chooses what to wear and hurries to the shore
Waits on the wharf
For her loved one to return
—
Wind grows into storm, evening catches up
The waves throw a wooden cross on the shore
She recognizes it and knows
Wants to deny the message it is bearing
—
She goes into her chamber, hides the cross
In her drawer, decides to forget
Stays awake until late at night
Her hope rising with the morning
—
Days becomes weeks, years go by
Mornings fade into evenings, are left on the wharf
The trees on the island grow up
Time eats up the rock, catches in the lines
—
Regardless, she will not give up hope
Every new day can bring the ship back
That carries her loved one home
Brings peace and happiness to her heart
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The most beautiful ribbon decorates the grey braid
The wooden cross on her bosom she walks down to the shore
One last day she will wait
The mist of the evening obscures her shape on the wharf
—
The waves never carry her body to the shore
Maybe the current carried her to the wreck
Where finally her loved one for eternity
She’ll get to cradle in her arms
Sinä ajat – You Drive
By us rolls
The bank of the ditch
Sea of willowherb
Paints everything red
The time has come to let go
—
I see the face
Of that dear brother
You meant no harm – I know:
Some are weaker than others
One more moment your smile shines, then fades away
—
As you drive
And I rest now
Oh am I finally allowed to be tired?
I never had a clue
That it would happen
You came
Yesterday is gone
We start from here
—
And the kids of happiness travel
Towards a different world
No more burning wings
You can touch the sun
Protecting each other
They realize they’ll be able to do anything
—
Under the mist
Meadow on the shore
Rush stems
And their early morning dance
No more will you let me catch you
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The gaze of a deer
From eye to the eye
Oh my darling sister
Can you forgive me?
I don’t want to carry the guilt
When the new day is dawning
—
As you drive
And I rest now
Oh am I finally allowed to be tired?
I never had a clue
That it would happen
You came
Yesterday is gone
We start from here
—
And the kids of happiness travel
Towards a different world
No more burning wings
You can touch the sun
Protecting each other
They realize they’ll be able to do anything
—
The tree line
Frames the sky
I remember closely what you said
Your words drive me forward
And wish me luck on my journey
—
The morning dew
Glazes the surface of the road
Farewell to you all
I won’t pack a thing with me
All that hurts and what I love
I set free
Elämä on hauras – Life Is Fragile
Life is beautiful
Light, heavy
Unpredictable
Life is fragile
Life is beautiful
Long, short
Irreplaceable
Life is just here
You’ve got to live it now
Today, not tomorrow
You’ve got to live it now
And you’ve got to live it well
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I wish I had grasped your hand
I wish I had said something, anything
I wish I had seen what I see now
I wish I could have foreseen
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How life is beautiful
Light, heavy
Unpredictable
Life is fragile
Life is beautiful
Long, short
Irreplaceable
Life is just here
You’ve got to live it now
Today, not tomorrow
You’ve got to live it now
And you’ve got to live it well
—
I wish I had come when you called me
I wish I had understood
I wish I had known then what I know now
I wish I could have explained
—
How life is beautiful
Light, heavy
Unpredictable
Life is fragile
Life is beautiful
Long, short
Irreplaceable
Life is just here
You’ve got to live it now
Today, not tomorrow
You’ve got to live it now
And you’ve got to live it well
—
I wish I had held on to you tighter
I wish you would have let me comfort you
I wish I had known then what I know now
Known how to love
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I wish I had been brave then
I wish I had done something, anything
I wish I had known then what I know now
Would have realized
How life is fragile
Vellamo 