Villi poika [English translation]

A small croft on top of a rock,

there is the home of the wild boy.

The wild boy in his swing,

he swings, swings into the air.1

In2 the small garden3 of the small croft

grow good black potatoes.

The wild boy in his swing,

he swings, swings into the air.

He gets a swing...4

He gets a swing...

The wild boy in his swing,

asks for more and more speed.

Mannerheim5 arrives on his horse,

the children rush to open the port.

The wild boy in his swing,

he swings, swings into the air.

He wants to see the faces of remote lands,

he wants to travel to China far away.

The wild boy in his swing,

he swings, swings into the air.

He gets a swing...

He gets a swing...

The wild boy in his swing,

asks for more and more speed.

Home, religion and fatherland,

Mannerheim gets some potatoes.

The wild boy in his swing,

he swings, swings into the air.

A small croft on top of a rock,

there is the home of the wild boy.

The wild boy in his swing,

he swings, swings into the air.

1. lit. 'into the high'.2. In fact, the garden is just mentioned and then followed by the following line. Considering the context, however, the preposition 'in' is added in the translation.3. To be specific, a vegetable garden.4. The repitition of 'saa' is not included in the translation.5. Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim, military leader in the Finnish Civil War and World War II, and sixth president of Finland.

• Artist:J. Karjalainen
• Album:Vanhaa rautaa