Translation of the song lyrics Kuolleille - Moonsorrow

Kuolleille (original)

Kuolleille kirjoitan nämä sanat.
Kuulen
Pimeydessä huutonne, näen valossa hahmonne
Niin monta teistä jouduin hautaamaan ja
Maasta kaivamaan.
Juoksen kohti tuntematonta
Ehkä kohtaan vielä jonkun teistä, vaikka tiedän
Että matkamme on päättynyt.
Kuulen veden
Virtaavan, pesen siinä kasvoni.
Olkoon
Tämä lahjani teille
To the Dead
To the Dead I write these words.
In the
Darkness I hear your screams, in the light I see
Your figures.
So many of you I had to bury and
Dig up from the ground.
I’m running towards the
Unknown.
Perhaps I will yet meet some of you
Although I know our journey has come to an end
I hear the water flowing, I wash my face in it
May this be my gift to you

(translation)

I write these words to the dead.
I hear
In the darkness your cry, I see your character in the light
So many of you had to bury and
Dig from the ground.
I run towards the unknown
Maybe I’m still facing one of you, even though I know
That our journey is over.
I hear water
Flowing, I wash my face in it.
Let it be
This is my gift to you
To the Dead
To the Dead I write these words.
In the
Darkness I hear your screams, in the light I see
Your figures.
So many of you I had to Bury and
Dig up from the ground.
Laterm running towards the
Unknown.
Perhaps I will still meet some of you
Although I know our journey has come to an end
I hear the water flowing, I Wash my face in it
May this be my gift to you