95-year-old Finnish veteran Armas Ilvo sings ‘Veteraanin iltahuuto’ (Song of the Finnish Veterans). The lyrics are dedicated to the Finns who fell in battle to save their homeland, and pass on the memory of their sacrifice to future generations.
95-year-old Finnish veteran Armas Ilvo sings ‘Veteraanin iltahuuto’ (Song of the Finnish Veterans). The lyrics are dedicated to the Finns who fell in battle to save their homeland, and pass on the memory of their sacrifice to future generations.
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Lyrics in English:
>The sun has set on the shores of a dusky bay
>The evening call bids to here one’s burdens lay
>Remember your elders, steps grown tired and slow
>Our children and children’s children, now it’s your time to go
>Take care, soon part our brothers, remember: For them dear was the price that was paid
>Tell your grandchildren in songs and stories: These memories must never fade!
>The vaults echo with a quiet hymn, full of ache and sorrow
>Time has gathered its harvest, empty now stands each furrow
>Once we marched together, the earth was in fire and the sky
>From the sands of Onega bay, to whom of this can I cry?
>Take care, soon part our brothers, remember: For them dear was the price that was paid
>Tell your grandchildren in songs and stories: These memories must never fade!
>The waves of Ladoga’s might, shackles all broken and gone
>Brothers kept watch on the shores, waiting for sovereign morn
>Karelia’s kin has carried its pain with honour and pride
>Sheltered in earth’s embrace, now rests guard and guide
>Take care, soon part our brothers, remember: For them dear was the price that was paid
>Tell your grandchildren in songs and stories: These memories must never fade!
This version is also great with the choir being veterans:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arKxCiTZoyQ