Sankarin Tango (Hero's Tango) is one of the Collectibles in Control. It is a Finnish tango piece which can be heard on various radios throughout the Oldest House, sung (and also listened to) by Ahti.
Lyrics[]
Note: These lyrics, original and translated, come from a live performance of this song posted on the official Control Remedy YouTube channel. The relevant video can be found here.
Finnish[]
Järveks luulin merta kerran, runon lausui hän
Mysteerin sen syövereissä vietti elämän
Alla synkän valtameren varjois vaeltaa
Etsii tietä valoon, luokse armaan ainiaan
Yksin sankar yöhön syvemmälle matkaa vois
Se taakka hänen harteillaan kuin lupaus aina ois
Täs pelissä tää narri lyödään maahan aina vaan
Vaan hetki kuolos lepoo suodaan, jo takas kutsutaan
Aika särkyy, ikuisuuteen laukaus kajahtaa
Ei onnellista loppua hän kohtaa milloinkaan
Niin monta kertaa kerrottu tää tarina jo on
Sankarilla tuhat kasvoa, polku lohduton
Yksin sankar yöhön syvemmälle matkaa vois
Se taakka hänen harteillaan kuin lupaus aina ois
Täs pelissä tää narri lyödään maahan aina vaan
Vaan hetki kuolos lepoo suodaan, jo takas kutsutaan
English (translated)[]
Once, he mistook an ocean for a lake, he told us in a poem
In the depths of that mystery he spent his whole life
Under a dark ocean, in the shadows he wanders
Searching for a way back into the light to his loved one
Alone, the hero continues his journey into the night
That burden on his shoulders forever like a promise
In this game this fool is struck down again and again
Only a moment's rest in death before he's called back again
Time breaks into eternity, a gunshot echoes
There’s never a happy end for him
This story has been told many times before
The hero has a thousand faces and a hopeless path
Alone, the hero continues his journey into the night
That burden on his shoulders forever like a promise
In this game this fool is struck down again and again
Only a moment's rest in death before he's called back again
Location[]
This Collectible is automatically obtained during the main story mission Finnish Tango after riding the lift to "Nowhere" in the lowest levels of the Black Rock Quarry.
Behind the scenes[]
This song was written by Sam Lake and composed and arranged by Petri Alanko. It is sung by Martti Suosalo, who is the voice actor of Ahti. In the credits, Lake is credited for the song under his real name, Sami Järvi. This is the only place in the credits where his real name is used.[1]