| On pohjantahden alla
| It's under the north
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| Taa koti mulla mainen,
| This home is earthy,
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| Ma elamasta laulan,
| I sing about living,
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| Oonhan suomalainen
| I am a Finn
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| Voi jospa tietaisivat maailmalla,
| Oh, if you knew the world,
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| Nyt mita voikaan olla taivaan alla,
| Now what could be under the sky,
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| On taalla kansa, jonka kyyneleista aikaan saisi aika monta valtamerta
| There is a nation here whose tears would bring quite a few oceans
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| On taalla monta yksinaista, mutta
| There are many lonely ones out there, though
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| Niin paljon kiellettya rakkautta,
| So much forbidden love,
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| Nyt etten siita riita kertojaksi taulut eika ikavoivat lemmenlaulut,
| Now, as a narrator, I don't argue about the paintings and don't miss the favorite songs,
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| On taalla elama raskasta tyota
| There is hard work here
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| Ja siina harvemin on onni myota,
| And it's less fortunate to sell,
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| Sen tietaa vain, yksin suomalainen
| Only a Finn knows that
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| kertosae:
| chorus:
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| On pohjantahden alla
| It's under the north
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| Taa koti mulla mainen,
| This home is earthy,
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| Ma elamasta laulan,
| I sing about living,
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| Silla oonhan suomalainen
| Because I am a Finn
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| Ma rakkaudesta laulan,
| I sing about love
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| On siina mies ja nainen
| There is a man and a woman
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| Pohjantahden alla,
| Under the Northern star,
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| Elaa suomalainen
| A Finn lives
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| On tassa maassa itsepainen kansa,
| There is a stubborn people in this country,
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| Ystavat jos pitaa toisistansa,
| Friends if you like each other
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| Ei siina erottaa muu, silloin voi kuin yksin kuolema ja virkavalta vain,
| There is no difference, then only death and authority alone,
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| Me kaymme vastamakeen sielu surren,
| We mourn in response to the sorrow of the soul,
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| Mutt' sita nousemme hammasta purren,
| But we're biting our teeth,
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| Me mutkan jalkeen kaymme mutkaan nahdaksemme,
| After the bend, we dig into the bend to see,
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| ettei kannattanutkaan
| not even worth it
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| On taalla elama raskasta tyota,
| There is hard work here,
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| Ja siina harvemmin on onni myota,
| And it's less fortunate to sell,
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| Sen tietaa vain, yksin suomalainen.
| Only a Finn knows that.
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| On pohjantahden alla
| It's under the north
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| Taa koti mulla mainen,
| This home is earthy,
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| Ma elamasta laulan,
| I sing about living,
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| Silla oonhan suomalainen
| Because I am a Finn
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| Ma rakkaudesta laulan,
| I sing about love
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| On siina mies ja nainen
| There is a man and a woman
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| Pohjantahden alla,
| Under the Northern star,
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| Elaa suomalainen | A Finn lives |