Who Can Sail Without the Wind? (Swedish: Vem kan segla förutan vind?,) is a Swedish folk song and lullaby known from Swedish speaking areas in Finland, assumed to originate from the Åland-islands between Finland and Sweden in the Baltic Sea. The opening line is found in the fifth stanza of an 18th-century ballad, "Goder natt, goder natt, allra kärestan min" and in its current form the song was first published in 1909. The song relates to a theme that is common in seaman's songs – to be separated from those you love.[1] [2]
The English name of the song varies: "Who Can Sail Without Wind", "Who Can Sail Without a Wind", "I Can Sail Without The Wind", etc.
| Strophe 1 | Vem kan segla förutan vind, vem kan ro utan åror, vem kan skiljas från vännen sin utan att fälla tårar? | Who can sail without the wind, who can row without oars, who can leave a parting friend without shedding tears? | |
| Strophe 2 | Jag kan segla förutan vind, jag kan ro utan åror, men ej skiljas från vännen min utan att fälla tårar. | I can sail without the wind, I can row without oars, but i can't leave a parting friend without shedding tears. |