Text & Translation
Lauantaisauna (Saturday Sauna)
source:
Niilo Rauhala
Vaikenevan hämärän lapi
jalkani etsii sinun jalkojasi,
elämä tunnustelee elämää
ja aamu on kaukana
verhojen tuolla puolen.
Saturday Sauna
English translation ©
Matthew Whittall
Through the hushed twilight
my foot reaches for yours,
life seeking life,
and morning is far away
over beyond the curtain.
Lauantaisauna (Saturday Sauna)
source:
Niilo Rauhala
Saturday Sauna
English source:
Matthew Whittall
Lauantaisauna. Paahtoleipä.
Saturday sauna. Toast.
Vaikenevan hämärän lapi
Through the hushed twilight
jalkani etsii sinun jalkojasi,
my foot reaches for yours,
elämä tunnustelee elämää
life seeking life,
ja aamu on kaukana
and morning is far away
verhojen tuolla puolen.
over beyond the curtain.
Composer
Matthew Whittall
Canadian-Finnish composer Matthew Whittall (b. 1975) began his studies in Montreal. He earned degrees in performance and composition from Vanier College, the University of Massachusetts, Amherst and Stony Brook University, before settling in Finland…