Text & Translation
Sügislaul ('Autumn Song')
Estonian source:
Minni Nurme
Jälle kased on koltuma löönd.
Tuulest kantuna lendlevad lehed,
Kurba kahinat akna all tehes,
Vastu ruutugi lendavad nad
Rinda valusa nukruse saan.
Miks nii kiiresti minugi päevad
Aega andmata kaduma läevad
Aega andmata nõnda kui tuul
Lehti armutult raputab puult
Jälle kased on koltuma löönd.
Tuulest kantuna lendlevad lehed,
Kurba kahinat akna all tehes,
Vastu ruutugi lendavad nad
Rinda valusa nukruse saan.
Jälle tulnud on pimedad ööd.
Autumn Song
English translation ©
Kai Rüütel
Again the birches are turning yellow.
Leaves fly in the wind,
Sorrowfully murmuring under my window
They fly against the windowpane
In my breast comes a painful sadness.
Why do my days also pass so quickly
Without giving time, get lost
Without giving time, as the wind
Without mercy shakes the leaves from the trees.
Again the birches are turning yellow.
Leaves fly in the wind,
As I murmur sorrowfully under my window,
Against the windowpane they fly
In my breast comes a painful sadness.
Again have come the dark nights.
Sügislaul ('Autumn Song')
Estonian source:
Minni Nurme
Autumn Song
English source:
Kai Rüütel
Jälle tulnud on pimedad ööd,
Again have come the dark nights,
Jälle kased on koltuma löönd.
Again the birches are turning yellow.
Tuulest kantuna lendlevad lehed,
Leaves fly in the wind,
Kurba kahinat akna all tehes,
Sorrowfully murmuring under my window
Vastu ruutugi lendavad nad
They fly against the windowpane
Rinda valusa nukruse saan.
In my breast comes a painful sadness.
Miks nii kiiresti minugi päevad
Why do my days also pass so quickly
Aega andmata kaduma läevad
Without giving time, get lost
Aega andmata nõnda kui tuul
Without giving time, as the wind
Lehti armutult raputab puult
Without mercy shakes the leaves from the trees.
Jälle kased on koltuma löönd.
Again the birches are turning yellow.
Tuulest kantuna lendlevad lehed,
Leaves fly in the wind,
Kurba kahinat akna all tehes,
As I murmur sorrowfully under my window,
Vastu ruutugi lendavad nad
Against the windowpane they fly
Rinda valusa nukruse saan.
In my breast comes a painful sadness.
Jälle tulnud on pimedad ööd.
Again have come the dark nights.
Composer
Veljo Tormis
Veljo Tormis was an Estonian composer, regarded as one of the most important composers of the 20th century in Estonia.