Helsinki [English translation]

I was looking at you from farther

I saw only part of the truth

You were just a little spot

On the edge of a soiled sea

Only dim glow

I could see in the contours

Until in recent years

I have seen the lights as bright

Even the grizzled blocks

I used to evade

The buss stops and park benches

You coloured to brighter

With so many zip code

I have slowly fallen in love

From Lauttasaari to Kallio

I have run in morning rush hours

The strange turned suddenly into familiar

Now the hodge-podge seems to be under control

You are firm and you hold me up

Helsinki

You wake me up into the morning like always before

Now I see your features much more clearly

If before I was afraid of the weight of stained concrete

Even my roots are elsewhere

I have two homes

And when I'm traveling

You will still be on the map

Even the lights of Manhattan

Would shine brighter

Or I'd get the London Camden

I'd want to see the Kaivopuisto

The strange turned suddenly into familiar

Now the hodge-podge seems to be under control

You are firm and you hold me up

Helsinki

You wake me up into the morning like always before

Now I see your features much more clearly

If before I was afraid of the weight of stained concrete

I had to hide away, no one was allowed to look me in the face

Now the paving stones of this town are echoing love