Tinakenkätyttö [English translation]

Hey, no no, I will not keep it a secret

these roads will burn you out.

My tin shoes are molten lava.

She is looking restlessly to the east

a frail girl in her shoes of tin.

Is there anyone coming from that direction,

who could give her a piggyback ride?

She has drawn a message on a map, it says

take me to safety.

Maybe she was created to fly,

so the road would not melt her shoes.

Hey, no no, I will not keep it a secret

these roads will burn you out.

My tin shoes are molten lava.

Come, come before the dawn

otherwise you will not find me here anymore

when the sun rises, I´m forced to move again.

She remembers how they laughed at school,

because she was different than all the others.

In her dreams, she returns to a school desk,

and army of tin soldiers will block everyone’s mouth.

You cannot stay put in this place,

otherwise your tin shoes will melt.

Run to there, where the air is cool,

there a cupid will aim an arrow at you.

Hey, no no, I will not keep it a secret

these roads will burn you out.

My tin shoes are molten lava.

Come, come before the dawn

otherwise you will not find me here anymore

when the sun rises, I´m forced to move again.

This road will wear you out

it´s surface is rippling

everything looks like a mirage

and the air catches fire.

A boy with shoes of tin,

where could you find him, girl with shoes of tin.

Hey, no no, I will not keep it a secret

these roads will burn you out.

My tin shoes are molten lava.

Come, come before the dawn

otherwise you will not find me here anymore

when the sun rises, I´m forced to move again.

• Artist:Kaija Koo
• Album:Tinakenkätyttö