Lempo [English translation]

Sea water ripples in the middle, the shores are like a mirror

Sea water ripples in the middle, the shores are like a mirror

This boy's sweetheart has to be pretty and slender

This boy's sweetheart has to be pretty and slender

Yalayallayalayalayallavei yalayallayalayalavei

Hey

Yalayallayalayalayallavei yalayallayalayalavei

Hey

Hey hey hey

For countless summers I dived head first into unknown waters

When you don't know what you want or are looking for

You probably want to check all the cards first

When it comes about,

Just when the tempo is at its peak

It burns the vagabond's son and lempo1lurks at every corner

These happy days aren't allowed to end

These happy days will never leave us

Hey

Yalayallayalayalayallavei yalayallayalayalavei

Hey

Yalayallayalayalayallavei yalayallayalayalavei

Hey

Change is the only thing that's certain here

You most likely can't get the best by playing it safe

You have to dare and take a risk

No matter what will ensue

And the one time when it doesn't go wrong

Many good men have been left there

If you won't let it lead you, you might never know true happiness

A carefree lad can't be calmed, he has to break the flight himself

And decide which one it is, is it love or lempo

These happy days aren't allowed to end

These happy days will never leave us

Hey

Yalayallayalayalayallavei yalayallayalayalavei

Hey

Yalayallayalayalayallavei yalayallayalayalavei

Hey

What do I do with that carriage now that Little Black2died

What do I do with that carriage now that Little Black died

I can break up with the old sweetheart and take a new one

I can break up with the old sweetheart and take a new one

These happy days aren't allowed to end

These happy days will never leave us

Hey

Yalayallayalayalayallavei yalayallayalayalavei

Hey

Yalayallayalayalayallavei yalayallayalayalavei

Hey

1. Lempo is a (godlike) creature in Finnish mythology, usually depicted as bad. It can be seen as an embodiment of love, but in the negative sense (love can control a person, make them go mad etc.).2. Name of a horse, most likely.