--  Jospa joulu iloinen köyhänkin lapsella ois  --


LYRICS, 2 languages


FI - Finnish
EN - English


Form: R V R


Melody: (C) 1989 / 2015 Marko Toivonen


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FI (Finnish)                                      2018 Ion Mittler

REFRAIN 1          Voi jospa joulu iloinen
                   köyhänkin lapsella ois.
                   Voi kunpa meidän isällä
                   rahaa tuohon leluun ois.

                   Se odottais kuusen juurella
                   paketissa kauniissa,
                   kun aattoilta saapuu
                   ja lahjat avataan.

VERSE              Silloin jäljet lumessa
                   pihalta naapurin
                   tepsuttaa oven taa.

                   Ja hahmo partainen
                   puettu nuttuun punaiseen
                   lahjan tuo eteiseen,
                   ja itsekseen hyräilee:

REFRAIN 2          Voi jospa joulu iloinen
                   köyhänkin lapsella ois.
                   Voi kunpa joka ovelle
                   jotain joulupukki tois.

                   Se odottais kuusen juurella
                   paketissa kauniissa,
                   kun aattoilta saapuu
                   ja lahjat avataan.
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EN (English)                              transl. 2019 Ion Mittler

--  Oh if the Christmas happy were also to children poor  --
--  (Jospa joulu iloinen köyhänkin lapsella ois in English)  --

REFRAIN 1          Oh if the Christmas happy were
                   also to children poor.
                   Oh if our father richer were,
                   he could buy that toy for sure.

                   It would wait at root of Christmas tree
                   in a beautiful parcel,
                   as comes the time of Christmas Eve
                   and the presents are opened.

VERSE              Then the footsteps in the snow
                   from neighbour's garden go
                   through yard carefully, slow.

                   A figure with a beard,
                   in a warm winter coat red,
                   leaves a present on the stairs,
                   and then goes, humming to himself:

REFRAIN 2          Oh if the Christmas happy were
                   also to children poor.
                   Oh if to every child out there
                   Santa something could procure.

                   It would wait at root of Christmas tree
                   in a beautiful parcel,
                   as comes the time of Christmas Eve
                   and the presents are opened.
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FI (Finnish):    (C) 2018 Ion Mittler
EN (English):    transl. (C) 2019 Ion Mittler