Vihreän joen rannalla [English translation]

I sit in a rocking chair

and reminisce over you

With the dull skates of my memory

I skate to you

To that summer which turned to autumn

A long, long time ago

And to my own figure languishing

In the burning of first love

There by the green river

Telling about my love

I said that the flowers don't bloom in vain

Now we pick up the first one together

Where have you been all these years

Have you remembered how I loved you then

When our paths led to the river and to the river I said Hey, where are you going, where did you take the tears

That I cried a long time ago

When I walk your shore alone, hey hey

A salty tear in my eye

I guess my memory brought it

When in my memories I always

Lay down next to you

There by the green river

Telling about my love

I said that the flowers don't bloom in vain

Now we pick up

the first one together

Where have you been all these years

Have you remembered how I loved you then

When our paths led to the river

and to the river I said hey, where are you going,

where did you take the tears

That I cried a long time ago

When I walk your shore alone, hey hey