Elämä juoksuhaudoissa

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T: El\"am\"a juoksuhaudoissa
T: Life in the Trenches
C: Tune: trad Finland, Russia
C: Lyrics: Usko Kemppi 1927
R: waltz
K:
W:Taistoihin tiemme kun toi,
W:miss\"a luotien laulu vain soi,
W:emme tienneet kun l\"aksimme silloin,
W:kuka joskus palata voi.
W:Elo t\"a\"a juoksuhaudoissa on
W:meille k\"askyn\"a vain kohtalon,
W:ja kenties matkamme m\"a\"ar\"a
W:sodan melskeeseen kadota on.
W:
W:Kun saapuu y\"o kentille taistojen,
W:on hiljaisuus yll\"a juoksuhautojen.
W:Jo painuu p\"a\"at sotilain uupuvain,
W:kuopissaan miehet nyt saa rauhassa hetken uinahtaa.
W:
W:P\"aiv\"a kun y\"oks' vaihtui jo,
W:tuli levoksi pien' tuokio,
W:ovat unehen vaipuneet kaikki,
W:miss\"a l\"amm\"on suo nuotio.
W:Min\"a sinua taas muistelen,
W:n\"aen poskellas viel' kyynelen,
W:vaikka taiston kent\"alle j\"aisin,
W:sinun kuvasi on viimeinen.
W:
W:Mies yksin vain valveillaan muistelee,
W:ja aatokset kauas kotiin harhailee.
W:Nyt varmaankin \"aiti siell' valvoo viel'
W:huokaillen ja rukoillen puolesta rakkaan lapsosen.
W:
W:Pois armaani l\"aksitk\"o jo,
W:sun luotani vei kohtalo.
W:Se kauaksi vei sinut sinne,
W:miss' elo on vain tuokio.
W:Mun j\"atit s\"a nyt ik\"av\"a\"an,
W:en tied\"a viel' suako n\"a\"an,
W:mutt' muistos' mulle on kallein,
W:se s\"ailyy, vaikk' et saapuisi.
W:
W:Niin raukesi toiveemme, haaveemme.
W:Sun tuoni vei, mulle j\"ai vain muistosi.
W:Sun kasvos' n\"a\"an uupuneet, kalvenneet.
W:Mutta uskon armaani siihen, tapaamme viel' uudelleen.
W:
W:English Translation:
W:
W:As our way headed for battles,
W:Where only the song of the bullets played,
W:We never knew as we departed,
W:Who may sometimes return.
W:This life in the trenches is
W:To us only a command of the Fates
W:And maybe the destination of our journey
W:Is to disappear in the noise of war.
W:
W:When the night arrives over the battlefield,
W:There is a silence over the trenches.
W:The heads of tired soldiers bend down,
W:In their holes the men can now have a moment of peace to sleep.
W:
W:As the day already changed to night,
W:A brief moment arrived for resting,
W:They have all fallen asleep,
W:Where the campfire gives warmth.
W:I keep remembering You again,
W:I still see a tear on your cheek,
W:Though I might be left on the battlefield,
W:Your picture is the last one.
W:
W:A man is awake alone and remembers,
W:And his thoughts stray the long way home.
W:Now his mother surely stays awake there still
W:Sighing and praying for her beloved child.
W:
W:Did you leave already my dear,
W:Destiny took you away from me.
W:It took you there a long way,
W:Where life is only a brief moment.
W:You left me now longing for you,
W:I don't know if I'll ever see you,
W:But your memory is dearest to me,
W:It will stay, though you may not return.
W:
W:So our wishes and dreams fell down.
W:Death took you, I was left only with your memory.
W:I see your tired, pale face.
W:But My Dear, I believe that we shall still meet again.

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• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/song/Elama_Juoksuhaudoissa_W/0000
• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/waltz/Elama_Juoksuhaudoissa_W/0000