| Kitara soi
| The guitar is playing
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| Surua soi
| Surua is ringing
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| Niin hiljaa
| So quiet
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| Soinnuista sen
| Chord it
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| Ilo on mennyt pois
| Joy is gone
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| Sinun lähtösi vei siitä riemun
| Your departure took joy from it
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| Suru vain siihen jäljelle jäi
| There was only grief left
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| Surua nyt, kitara soi, kitara soi
| Sadness now, the guitar is playing, the guitar is playing
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| Kerran se soi sinulle kirkkain kielin
| Once it sounds to you in the brightest language
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| Sointi sen nyt minulle tumma on
| The sound of it now for me is dark
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| Tule luokseni taas, tule rakkain
| Come to me again, come dearest
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| Silloin olisin niin onnellinen
| Then I would be so happy
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| Surua vain, kitara soi, kitara soi
| Just grief, the guitar is playing, the guitar is playing
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| Kerran se soi sinulle kirkkain kielin
| Once it sounds to you in the brightest language
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| Sointi sen nyt minulle tumma on
| The sound of it now for me is dark
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| Tule luokseni taas, tule rakkain
| Come to me again, come dearest
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| Silloin oisin niin onnellinen
| That's when I'd be so happy
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| Surua vain, kitara soi, kitara soi | Just grief, the guitar is playing, the guitar is playing |