Rosebud [English translation]

The trump card of life

Was in the pocket and the first love

Drunk for the first time and a pack of condoms

Burned in the breast pocket

The reckless youth,

It probably leaped somewhere far away

Across schools, workplaces

And the hasty first time

Is just a distant memory

Life in the world's cruel arms

Isn't good, nor warm, nor gentle

Here in the villages of eternal winter

We live on the palm of destiny

And when the rooster crows

That song, which is the oldest1

I look into a mirror and look into the past

I curse: why should I stay here

Now there are new ways

Now there's money to spare

And it is shared, when the firm guarantees

There are chances for growth

I go forward at a good speed

All feelings of some people become numb

Some people's self-esteem breaks

And I don't know in whose

Life I grimace

Life in the world's cruel arms

Isn't good, nor warm, nor gentle

Here in the villages of eternal winter

We live on the palm of destiny

And again the rooster crows

An off-key and ugly sound

Thousands whisper a prayer

Asking, why will I remain alone?

1. This talk about rooster refers to a Finnish idiom "ei kunnian kukko laula" (literally "a rooster of honour doesn't sing"). Basically it means that nothing good will happen (to someone).

• Artist:Kotiteollisuus
• Album:Kotiteollisuus