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.

[English translation:]

Tequila

The men were itching to travel the world
And got away to unfamiliar paths
Beyond the seas and roads
That's where they wandered.

Those tramps of the world
Played possessed by spirits
And were heard by unknown nations.

Drinking to the thirst of life.

Once the craving for drink had gone
Once they'd played far and wide
Once they'd gone to the ends of the earth
Once they'd thrown a good party.

There was no reason for concern
Neither did cares ever cross their mind
But once the joy dwindled away
Homesickness struck 'em all.

Our path led to Mexico
Where your life's tequila
Argentina, Columbia, Chile, el viva!
Our road branched off to Brazil
Where your life's caipirinha
Argentina, Columbia, Chile, el viva!
Caipirinha, tequila, caipirinha, tequila, el viva!