Eesti muld ja Eesti süda (Estonian Soil & Estonian Heart) - English subtitle

Music by Rein Rannap (1953-)
Lyric by Lydia Koidula (1843-86)
Performed by Ott Lepland & Rein Rannap


Lyric:

Heart, how quick and hot you start to beat
when I speak your name, holy Estonia, land of my fathers
I have seen both good and evil, had my share of loss
Some in my life will be left behind, but I won't ever forget you

I have breathed upon your bosom when I could barely take a step
I have drunk of your air, when I shouted out from joy
You have seen my tears, you have heard my troubles
Estonia - my work, my songs, I came to tell you about them

Oh I can never explain in words how you fill my heart
In your arms I long to rest one day for my final sleep
Like a mother you will cover the beating chest of a child
Estonian soil and an Estonian heart - who has the strength to break them apart?