| Jo Karjalan kunnailla lehtii puu,
| Already in the municipalities of Karelia there is a tree,
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| jo Karjalan koivikot tuuhettuu.
| already the birches of Karelia are thickened.
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| Käki kukkuu siellä ja kevät on,
| The cuckoo blooms there and spring is,
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| vie sinne mun kaihoni pohjaton.
| takes my longing there bottomless.
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| Ma tunnen vaaras' ja vuoristovyös'
| I feel the danger of 'and mountain belt'
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| ja kaskies' sauhut ja uinuvat yös'
| and kaskies 'croaking and sleeping at night'
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| ja synkkäin metsies' aarniopuut
| and the darkest woods' primeval trees
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| ja siintävät salmes' ja vuonojen suut.
| and the mouths thereof, and the mouths of the fjords.
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| Siell' usein matkani määrätöin
| I often go there on my way
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| läpi metsien kulki ja näreikköin,
| through the woods and through the woods,
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| Minä seisoin vaaroilla paljain päin,
| I stood bare,
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| missä Karjalan kauniin eessäin näin.
| where in the beautiful front of Karelia I saw.
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| Terve, metsä, terve, vuori,
| Healthy, forest, healthy, mountain,
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| terve, metsän ruhtinas!
| Hail, Prince of the Forest!
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| Täs on poikas uljas, nuori;
| This is a brave boy, young;
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| esiin käy hän, voimaa täys,
| he appears, full of strength,
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| kuin tuima tunturin tuuli.
| like the wind of a winding fell.
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| Metsän poika tahdon olla,
| I want to be the son of the forest,
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| sankar jylhän kuusiston,
| Hero of the rugged Kuusiston,
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| Tapiolan vainiolla
| On the persecution of Tapiola
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| karhun kanssa painii lyön
| with a bear wrestling with a punch
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| ja maailma Unholaan jääköön.
| and let the world be forgotten.
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| Ihana on täällä rauha,
| Wonderful peace here,
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| urhea on taistelo:
| brave is a fight:
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| myrsky käy ja metsä pauhaa,
| the storm is coming and the forest is roaring,
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| tulta iskee pitkäinen
| the fire strikes long
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| ja kuusi ryskyen kaatuu.
| and six knocks fall.
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| The tree is blooming on the fields of Karelia
| The tree is blooming in the fields of Karelia
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| The Karelian birches are getting thicker
| The Karelian birches are getting thicker
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| Your cockoo is cockooing and it is spring
| Your cockoo is cockooing and it is spring
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| Take my endless yearning there.
| Take my Endless yearning there.
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| I feel your danger and your' mountain range.
| I feel your danger and your 'mountain range.
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| and the smoke of your burnt land and your sleeping nights
| and the smoke of your burnt land and your sleeping nights
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| and the primeval trees of your forest
| and the primeval trees of your forest
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| and your looming inlets and the mounths of the fjords.
| and your Looming inlets and the mounths of the fjords.
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| My journey is oft there without a goal
| My journey is oft there without a goal
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| through forests went, bushes
| through Forests went, bushes
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| I stood with a bare head on the hills
| I stood with a bare head on the hills
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| where I saw the beautiful Karelia ahead of me
| where I saw the beautiful Karelia ahead of me
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| Hello, forest, hello, mountain
| Hello, forest, hello, mountain
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| Hello, the prince of the forest
| Hello, the prince of the forest
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| Here is a noble boy, young
| Here is a noble boy, young
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| He comes forward, full of power
| He comes forward, full of power
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| as the severe wind of the field
| as the severe wind of the field
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| I want to be a son of the forest
| I want to be a son of the forest
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| hero of the gloomy spruce copse
| Hero of the Gloomy spruce copse
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| on the fields of Tapiola
| on the fields of Tapiola
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| I wrestle with the bear
| I wrestle with the bear
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| And the world shall be forgotten
| And the world shall be Forgotten
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| The peace is here wonderful
| The peace is here wonderful
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| Brave is the fighting
| Brave is the fighting
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| Storm is coming and forest thunders
| Storm is coming and forest Thunders
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| The fire strikes long
| The fire strikes long
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| and a spruce falls down loudly | and a spruce falls down loudly |