Niin aikaisin [English translation]

I remember the most beautiful summer morning

When I got up so early

I remember the most vivid birdsong

Which brought back memories

The land was still covered in darkness,

The flowers of the meadow filled the air

With their scent, intoxicating

Now I can never forget it

Still the shiniest dewdrops glistened

On cornflowers

The refreshing wind made the tree tops

Of birches move lightly

How beautiful can the land be

When a new morning dawns

I just can never forget

That moment

So I walked a forest path,

Humming quietly to myself

The path led up to a shore,

The lake surface shimmered

The mist pillars disappear already,

The wind carries them far away

Like a painful memory which

Only time can dull

The air is fresh after the rain

And the ground has been cleansed

The sun dries the dewdrops

Like tears yet again

I missed him so much then1

I sang alone quietly like this

When I once sought solace

In a summer morning

So early

So early

So early...

1. Or "her"

• Artist:Anki Lindqvist
• Album:Sateen jälkeen (1967)