Liigua [English translation]

I want an even-tempered man, liigua liigua a man who pleases me

I want to walk with a handsome fellow, liigua liigua someone good-looking

But I can't find a lover, liigua liigua someone loving

A handsome man to walk with, liigua liigua to walk beside me

I want an even-tempered man, liigua liigua a man who pleases me

I want to walk with a handsome fellow, liigua liigua someone good-looking

I want a bird cherry from the woods, a bird cherry branch

I want a green sprig from the brushwood

But I can't find a lover, liigua liigua someone loving

A handsome man to walk with, liigua liigua to walk beside me

I got a crow from the swamp, a magpie from the fence

A block of alder from the grove, an aspen stump from the heath

A heart of oak from the side of the road, a juniper from a clump of spruces

A resin log from the field, a cone under a rock

I agreed to a destitute man, liigua liigua a destitute man

I fell in love with a worn out shoe, liigua liigua spinelessly I fell in love

I didn't get a darling to walk with me hand in hand

I didn't get one to walk with me hand in hand

What was I thinking, liigua liigua thinking in my head

Who was I so foolish to hope for, liigua liigua so seriously hoped for

I didn't get a darling to walk with me hand in hand

I didn't get one to walk with me hand in hand