Räsy: English Translations of the Song Lyrics

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Rheespun ja maximin häävalssi (instrumental)

Hiljaiset veneet – Silent boats

Silent boats,
where are they going,
without a rower,
without oars?

I leave with them,
though I still promise
that I will return,
even if I come back changed.

Currents and whirlpools,
rapids and still waters,
the silent boats
move on in silence.

Sunken logs, rocky shoals,
coves and bays,
hidden reefs,
sandy beaches, muddy shores.

Somewhere ahead,
as if already in the water,
you can almost smell the salt,
you can sense it coming.

The silent boats
silently make
their journey to a new shore,
a journey to the horizon.

So I fall silent,
I want to be quiet,
but I will tell it all
before evening comes —
what I saw upon my journey
along the riverbanks,
what I saw from my boat
where I have been,

without a rower,
without oars,
carried by the current,
the cutting current.

How many travelers
wait upon the piers,
though they wish to come aboard,
I wave my hand to them.

~

In the dimness of the night
the lights along the shore are shining,
from there they cannot see here
through the veil of fog.
Morning whitens ahead,
the sea calls to its children.

The dark sky pales,
revealing an empty boat.

Vaarallinen lehmänkello (instrumental)

Kaunokieli – Silver-tongue

A fancy lad from the fine land
a beautiful boy from the town
was looking for the best of wives
for a beauty of a girl-child

He is choosing, measuring
twirling, waving,
measuring the slender figures
cooing and giving promises

This man’s not been seen here before
the man is measuring, he’s measuring the slender frames

Choosing, measuring
twirling, waving
women fall for the boy,
frisky-eyed, silver-tongued,
the girls fall in front of him,
at the feet of the man from the south,
but promises nothing final,
this silver-tongue with the frisky eyes

This man’s not been seen here before
the man is measuring, he’s measuring the slender frames

(Silver-tongue, silver-tongue, silver-tongue…)

This man’s not been seen here before
the man is measuring, he’s measuring the slender frames

Myötätuuli – Tailwind 

Why did you leave my side 
back then, when now 
I can’t find you anywhere? 
This longing fills my heart, 
there’s an empty place beside me. 

It’s useless for us to carry our sorrow, 
grief can turn into joy, 
so please come back to me again 
when spring has arrived for us. 

I pedal faster and faster, 
a tailwind carries me 
toward the edge of the forest. 
The day is so beautiful, 
I don’t notice that I’m smiling 
constantly, endlessly, 
thinking of you. 

My heart sings with joy once more, 
now I have met you again, 
the sheaves of our happiness 
are tied into a bouquet of roses. 

The path led us together again, 
from that this song was born, 
flowers bloom along our road, 
the sun gives it its glow. 

I pedal faster and faster, 
a tailwind carries me 
toward the edge of the forest. 
The day is so beautiful, 
I don’t notice that I’m smiling 
constantly, endlessly, 
thinking of you. 

Tanssia tahtoisin – I´d like to dance

I’d like to dance, and so would you
but there are simply far too many toes
Hands grow tired and backs grow sweaty
as we stumble across the surface

I’d like to dance, and so would you
but there are simply far too many toes
Hands grow tired and backs grow sweaty
as we stumble across the surface

Hey, it doesn’t matter
of course they stare
but I couldn’t care less
Sound waves carry us along
dimming the mind
and for once we are silent

Hey, it doesn’t matter
of course they stare
but I couldn’t care less
Sound waves carry us along
dimming the mind
and for once we are silent

Your hand tightens its grip
and I move the phone aside
Sweat and breath flow together
this is something special, I know it
And your hand tightens its grip
Sweat and breath flow together
this is something special, I know it

Hey, what are you doing now?
Hey, do it again
and the dance floor comes to a stop
As the air grows thicker
and my head goes dark
and our toes intertwine

Hey, what are you doing now?
Hey, do it again
and the dance floor comes to a stop
As the air grows thicker
and my head goes dark
and our toes intertwine

Hey, what are you doing now?
Hey, do it again
and the dance floor comes to a stop
As the air grows thicker
and my head goes dark
and our toes intertwine

Hey, what are you doing now?
Hey, do it again
and the dance floor comes to a stop
As the air grows thicker
and my head goes dark
and our toes intertwine

Kotiin – Home

Who’s yelling me to come home? I won’t come home
Dark night, water before me, the shore is cold
Ailu broken on the ground
 
Who’s yelling me to come home? I won’t come home
”I’ll take a golden morning star, and beat up all the devils
I’ll break the black-chested”

Who’s yelling me to come home? I won’t come home
Not of human skin, not of a living body
Won’t you be shocked when you’re shocked?

Who’s yelling me to come home? I won’t come home
Only before manslaughter, there were the other
Murderers too, eternal evil-doers
Propping up the peat, killing the soil of death

Blood, running in vain
Madman running as a river
This river won’t run
This water won’t tumble
It stays here, like time
Stands still like a wall
Like a rock standing in the sea
 
A sword in the black stone
It’s better for blood to be inside man
Than to run into the ground
It’s better for blood to be inside man
Than to run into the ground

Blood, running in vain
Madman running as a river
This river won’t run
This water won’t tumble
It stays here, like time
Stands still like a wall
Like a rock standing in the sea
 
A sword in the black stone
It’s better for blood to be inside man
Than to run into the ground
It’s better for blood to be inside man
Than to run into the ground

Who’s yelling me to come home? I won’t come home

Erojaisryyppy – Farewell drink

Snowfall covered the tracks of my horse as I rode in winter
Snowfall covered the tracks of my horse as I rode in winter

”And the candle burned, burned all the way down
while waiting for my sweetheart”
”And the candle burned, burned all the way down
while waiting for my sweetheart”

”You put in ten, and I will put in two,
so we may drink a farewell toast”
”You put in ten, and I will put in two,
so we may drink a farewell toast”

The letter of parting has already been written,
and in the morning I will bring it
The letter of parting has already been written,
and in the morning I will bring it

I was accepted, accepted by my beloved
and by my beloved’s parents
I was accepted, accepted by my beloved
and by my beloved’s parents

But I was not accepted by the brother
nor by the handsome sister
But I was not accepted by the brother
nor by the handsome sister

Indeed, the bond between us was
like warm milk in summertime
Indeed, the bond between us was
like warm milk in summertime

You had the desire to embrace,
and I had the skill for it
You had the desire to embrace,
and I had the skill for it

Käärme – Snake

Don’t stop me
Don’t restrict me
Don’t silence me
Don’t discourage me
 
Don’t criticise me
Don’t touch me
Don’t starve me
Don’t categorise me
 
Don’t order me around
Don’t bully me
Don’t convert me
Don’t despise me
 
Don’t close my mouth
when I talk loudly

Don’t look at your feet
when I do what I’m good at
 
Into my mind
Into my mind a snake makes its nest 
It whispers my name
 
Into my mind
Into my mind a snake makes its nest 
I’ll put it to death
 
Into my mind
Into my mind a snake makes its nest 
It whispers my name
 
Into my mind
Into my mind a snake nests
 
Don’t command me
Don’t mock me
Don’t follow me
Don’t grope me

You won’t close my mouth
when I laugh loudly
 
You won’t tackle me to the ground
when I run faster than you
 
Into my mind…
Into my mind a snake makes its nest 
It whispers my name
 
Into my mind
Into my mind a snake nests
 
When this snake starts to come at us
we’ll stamp on it with our left heels
 
When we want to put the snake to death
we’ll say it out loud, we’ll chant this spell: 
 
Earth, place your worm,
turn this underground creature,
the black worm, into the earth’s depths
the earth’s depths
then the snake will settle down
 
Earth, place your worm,
twist its tongue until gangrene strikes,
stomp it down into the earth’s depths 
the earth’s depths
then the snake will settle down
 
Black worm, underground worm
crawling through the swamp
devil, hold your horse still
so I can put a bridle in its mouth
then the snake will settle down
 
Black worm, underground worm,
the devil’s beard hair,
I’ll twist your tongue until gangrene strikes
gangrene
then the snake will settle down
 
Into my mind
Into my mind a snake makes its nest 
It whispers my name
 
Into my mind
Into my mind a snake nests

Kulning  (instrumental)

Kuun ajo – Chasing the moon

The moon shone upon the gold, oh lineup
The day gleamed upon the silver, oh lineup
The moon shone upon the gold, oh lineup
The day gleamed upon the silver, oh lineup

All the trees glowed red, oh lineup
The wildwoods shimmered blue, oh lineup
The stars above were whispering, oh lineup
Dancing to the rhythm of the wind, oh lineup

She rose to gaze upon the moon, oh lineup
To sit upon the fence, oh lineup
A young maiden, shaped by the wind, oh lineup
A lovely girl, cradled by the air, oh lineup

The moon shone upon the gold — upon the gold 
The day gleamed upon the silver, yes the day gleamed 
The moon shone upon the gold — upon the gold 
The day gleamed upon the silver 

She left her home to wander, oh lineup
To trudge along the road, oh lineup
Moon-maiden walked as her protector, oh lineup
Daughter of the air as her good fortune, oh lineup

The cuckoo called within the moon, oh lineup
Whispering into the Moon-maiden’s ear: , oh lineup
“Smooth is the road before you, oh lineup
A beautiful journey lies ahead.”, oh lineup

A shepherd came along the road, oh lineup
Calling gently to the maiden: , oh lineup
“Come, young girl, to the road ahead, oh lineup
A lonely orphan needs a guide.”, oh lineup

The maiden answered back, oh lineup
Softly she refused: , oh lineup
“Alone I walk my path, oh lineup
With the Moon-maiden guarding above me.” ,oh lineup

The moon shone upon the gold — upon the gold 
The day gleamed upon the silver, yes the day gleamed 
The moon shone upon the gold — upon the gold 
The day gleamed upon the silver, yes the day gleamed 
The maiden arrived upon the hill, upon the hill 
Beneath the sky of the Wind-spirit, beneath the sky 
The maiden arrived upon the hill, upon the hill 
Beneath the sky of the Wind-spirit 

She stepped upon the rolling land, the rolling land 
Turning in the moonlight, turning in the moonlight 
She stepped upon the rolling land, the rolling land 
Turning in the moonlight, turning in the moonlight 
She rolled down into the open field, into the open field 
Fell upon the beautiful earth, upon the beautiful earth 
She rolled down into the open field, into the open field 
Fell upon the beautiful earth, upon the beautiful earth 
She looked up toward the hill, toward the hill 
Reaching for the moonlight, for the moonlight 
She looked up toward the hill, toward the hill 
Reaching for the moonlight, for the moonlight 
She flew up into the heavens, into the heavens 
Dancing to the rhythm of the wind, 
yes dancing in the wind 
She flew up into the heavens, into the heavens 
Dancing to the rhythm of the wind 

The moon shone upon the gold, oh lineup
The day gleamed upon the silver, oh lineup
The moon shone upon the gold, oh lineup
The day gleamed upon the silver 

Myötätuuli – Tailwind 2

Why did you leave my side 
back then, when now 
I can’t find you anywhere? 
This longing fills my heart, 
there’s an empty place beside me. 

It’s useless for us to carry our sorrow, 
grief can turn into joy, 
so please come back to me again 
when spring has arrived for us. 

I pedal faster and faster, 
a tailwind carries me 
toward the edge of the forest. 
The day is so beautiful, 
I don’t notice that I’m smiling 
constantly, endlessly, 
thinking of you. 

My heart sings with joy once more, 
now I have met you again, 
the sheaves of our happiness 
are tied into a bouquet of roses. 

The path led us together again, 
from that this song was born, 
flowers bloom along our road, 
the sun gives it its glow. 

I pedal faster and faster, 
a tailwind carries me 
toward the edge of the forest. 
The day is so beautiful, 
I don’t notice that I’m smiling 
constantly, endlessly, 
thinking of you. 

Rheespun ja maximin häävalssi 2 (instrumental)