Laivat [English translation]

From afar, behind the haze, the masts swim into sight as from the land of past

From afar, the music is playing in a cabin, the melody is carried here by the wind

From afar, the white ships are swimming from a land I thought to be forgotten

From behind the hazy veils, behind lands, oceans, behind mountains, lands, oceans

Tell me where the sails of those ships got tailwind from

Are they going to deliver me a message from afar?

Tell me, are the ships from my childhood swimming to me?

The snow white ships are swimming from there, like clouds

The snow white ships are swimming from there, like clouds

Once again, I see the brown chestnuts and ladies waving at me from afar

Once again, the mirages of islands are luring me to come

And then the ships leave me, they wander, the wind carries them far

Behind the hazy veils, behind lands, oceans, behind mountains, lands, oceans

Tell me where the sails of those ships got tailwind from

Are they going to deliver me a message from afar?

Tell me, are the ships from my childhood swimming to me?

The snow white ships are swimming from there, like clouds

Tell me, are the ships from my childhood swimming to me?

The snow white ships are swimming from there, like clouds

• Artist:Rauli Badding Somerjoki
• Album:Laivat (1985), Track 01