Olen suomalainen [English translation]
Olen suomalainen [English translation]
Oh if only the others in the world knew
What can exist under the sky
There is a nation, from whoms tears many oceans could be made
There are many lonely people here, but
So much forbidden love
Which even paintings or longing love songs can't explain enough
Life here is hard work
And there's rarely any luck
The only one who knows that is the Finn.
Chorus:
Here under the Pole Star
There is that earthly home of mine
I sing about life
Because I am Finnish
I sing about love,
there is a man and a woman
Under the Pole Star
Lives the Finn
In this country there is a stubborn folk
Friends who are close to each other
The only things that can separate them are death and law
We walk uphill with a sad soul,
we rise while biting our teeth together*
After a bend of the road we go to another bend just to see it wasn't worth it after all
Life here is hard work
And there is rarely any luck
The only one who knows that is the Finn.
- Artist:Kari Tapio