Hey my friend John
Where did you get lost
If you have died there in vain
My friend, my brotherFrom a dubious birth
They forbade your childhood
They put you at a distance
Like grabbing hands
You were a floating leaf
Taken by the current
And your sweat was the seed
Of someone else's profits
You liked to hear
The songs of your birthplace
And to the truth they hold
In their folksy flair
Your body after giving its all
Runs in the veins of the world
Great, fertile, productive
With the strength of the earth and the sea
When I remember
The sorrow of your death
Screaming under the earth
That it wasn't misfortune or luck
And the strength of the northern sea
Took your scream in hand
My friend, my brother
Who forced your destiny