| Lumi on jo peittanyt kukat laaksosessa,
| The snow has already covered the flowers in the valley,
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| jarven aalto jaatynyt talvipakkasessa.
| lake wave split in winter frost.
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| Varpunen pienoinen, syonyt kesaeinehen,
| Little sparrow, syonyt keseaine,
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| jarven aalto jaatynyt talvi pakkasessa.
| lake wave divided winter in the frost.
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| Pienen pirtin portailla oli tyttokulta:
| There was a girl on the steps of the little pirt:
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| tule, varpu, riemulla, ota siemen multa!
| come, sparrow, with joy, take seed from the ground!
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| Joulu on, koditon varpuseni onneton,
| It's Christmas, my homeless sparrow unhappy,
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| tule tanne riemulla, ota siemen multa!
| come here with joy, take the seed from the earth!
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| Tyton luo nyt riemuiten lensi varpukulta:
| To Tyto now flew from the sparrow rejoicing:
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| kiitollisna siemenen otan kylla sulta.
| gratefully, I will take the seed from you.
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| Palkita Jumala tahtoo kerran sinua.
| Reward God once wants you.
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| kiitollisna siemenen otan kylla sulta!
| gratefully I will take the seed from you!
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| En ma ole, lapseni, varpu tasta maasta,
| I am not, my child, a sparrow from this land,
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| olen pieni veljesi, tulin taivahasta.
| I'm your little brother, I came from heaven.
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| Siemenen pienoisen, jonka annoit koyhallen,
| The little seed that you gave to the koyhalla,
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| pieni sai sun veljesi enkeleitten maasta. | the little one got it from your brother's land of angels. |