Tequila
Miesten mieli maailmalle,
Poluil tietämättömille.
Merien, teiden tuolle puolle,
Taivalt tuonne taittoin.
Kulkurina maailmalla,
Soitel' viinan vihmomana,
Kansoil' tuntemattomille.
(Ryypäten elämän janoon.)
Vei polkumme Meksikoon,
Jossa elo on tequilaa.
Argentiina, Columbia, Chile, el viva!
Tiemme Brasiliaan,
Jossa elo caipirinhaa.
Argentiina, Columbia, Chile, el viva!
Caipirinha, tequila, caipirinha, tequila, el viva!
Kun ol' kyllin jano juotu,
Soitettu mailman tuvil'.
Matkattu pallo halki, poikki.
Piot huolella pietty.
Ei ollut huolta huomenesta,
Ajatusta aionkana,
Kunnes ilon vanhetessa,
Koto mieltä myöden.
Tequila
Men's minds to the world,
On paths unknown.
Beyond seas, roads,
I traveled there.
As a wanderer in the world,
Playing in the rain of alcohol,
To unknown lands.
(Drinking to quench the thirst of life.)
Our path led to Mexico,
Where life is tequila.
Argentina, Colombia, Chile, long live!
Our path to Brazil,
Where life is caipirinha.
Argentina, Colombia, Chile, long live!
Caipirinha, tequila, caipirinha, tequila, long live!
When enough thirst was quenched,
Played in the world's taverns.
Traveled the globe, through and across.
Carefully holding the reins.
There was no worry about tomorrow,
No thought of the future,
Until joy aged,
Home beckoning.