Kun sato on korjattu
ja maa käännetty,
kun marjat on poimittu
ja sienet kuivattu,
kun lehdet ovat pudonneet
ja piha on lakaistu,
kun kurjet ovat lähteneet
ja rinnassa on kaiho,
kun pimeys on läsnä
ja tähdet ovat syttyneet,
silloin sytytän kynttilän
ja hiljennyn,
silloin katson menneisiin
ja vaiti olen vain,
silloin katson tulevaan
ja etsin uutta unelmaa,
silloin on aikaa haaveisiin,
kun läsnä on hiljaisuus.
When the harvest is past
and the soil ploughed,
when the berries are picked
and the mushrooms dried,
when the leaves are fallen
and the yard cleaned,
when the cranes are gone
and longing in heart,
when darkness is present,
and the stars above me,
then I'll light a candle
and quiet me down,
then I'll look backward
and breathe silently,
then I'll look forward
and seek for a new dream,
then I'll have time to fantasize,
when silence is here.
When the harvest is past
and the soil ploughed,
when the berries are picked
and the mushrooms dried,
when the leaves are fallen
and the yard cleaned,
when the cranes are gone
and longing in heart,
when darkness is present,
and the stars above me,
then I'll light a candle
and quiet me down,
then I'll look backward
and breathe silently,
then I'll look forward
and seek for a new dream,
then I'll have time to fantasize,
when silence is here.
