Mutta Ihmeistä Suurin [Joka Jäi Näkemättä] [English translation]

When I was little

like a mushroom

I decided: "to the world

my road shall now go"

I wanted to see the promised land

pictured in fairytales

I knew how to dress, to poop

I only needed to pack lunch

Mom filled my backpack

Dad showed me the compass points

There's paths in the world, even roads

and lots of wonders too

if you go to west

you'll end up in east

so don't wonder anything

You can see a flying cow

arm-wrestling with an armless

you can see a hardworking workman

or a quick waiter

and even if you some day could

eat cheaply on a train

there's one thing you'll never see

and that is

a sober actor

After years I came back

hugged Dad and Mom

I told I had seen

wealth, slums

light and dark ones

been rich

at times got to scrounge

and got to see wonders and oddities

With a headless mister,

I once saw, a kind police talking

I've heard

it's true

that the insurance company reimburses the accident

I've seen a smart wrestler

and an honest politician

miracles like those will stick in mind

when I indeed didn't

see a sober actor