Heavy Chill [English translation]

We've been on our way for days

We've been plagued by every hail and storm

We've been performing our duty for weeks

but at last the land is in sight!

Land ho!

Arriving at destination,

I swam for the last meters

The seagulls are already singing,

calling me forth.

The dance will soon follow, so

I swing the floral wreath around my neck

The island is drawing me into its spell

This is the moment that reveals me

that a good deed does not go for nought.

So I will indulge as much as I please,

for today is a holiday!

I let go of my swords and

drop onto the green moss,

staring idly till

sundown.

The bonfire crackles softly and

rises toward heaven, getting on its way

while I just remain here and

stretch my legs.

This is the moment that reveals me

that a good deed does not go for nought.

So I will indulge as much as I please,

for today is a holiday!