| Mitä he antoivat sinulle
| What they gave you
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| Jota et olisi itse saanut työlläsi
| Which you wouldn't have gotten yourself at work
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| Ja joka merkitsi mitään?
| And which meant anything?
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| Mitä he antoivat sinulle
| What they gave you
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| Jota et maksanut hiellä, verelläsi
| What you didn't pay for with your sweat, your blood
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| Ja joka maksoi vaivan?
| And who paid the trouble?
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| Mitä he antoivat sinulle
| What they gave you
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| Jota et olisi itse voinut kieltää
| Which you couldn't deny yourself
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| Ja joka merkitsi mitään?
| And which meant anything?
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| Mitä he antoivat sinulle
| What they gave you
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| Jota et maksanut maineella, nimelläsi
| Which you didn't pay for with your reputation, with your name
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| Ja joka maksoi vaivan?
| And who paid the trouble?
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| Mitä he antoivat sinulle
| What they gave you
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| Jota et olisi itse saattanut hylätä
| Which you could not have rejected yourself
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| Ja joka merkitsi mitään
| And which meant nothing
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| «Antoivat leivän nälkääsi
| «They gave bread to your hunger
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| Ja kalan naapurin kanssa jakaa
| And the fish with the neighbor to share
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| Lapsille antoivat leluja
| The children were given toys
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| Lukivat imeville loruja
| They read nursery rhymes to babies
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| Sairaille pitivät kauan seuraa
| They kept the sick company for a long time
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| Mutta almu-leipä oli kiveä
| But the alms bread was a stone
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| Ja syöpäläiset kalvoivat sitä kalaa
| And the crustaceans foiled that fish
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| Lelusta ryömi sahaselkä mato
| A sawtooth worm crawled out of the toy
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| Sadusta syyllinen jumalanpelko
| The culprit of the fairy tale is the fear of God
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| Oli sairasvuoteenkin täyte sontaa»
| It was full of nonsense even during the sick year»
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| Mitä he antoivat sinulle
| What they gave you
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| Jota et olisi itse saanut työlläsi
| Which you wouldn't have gotten yourself at work
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| Ja joka merkitsi mitään?
| And which meant anything?
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| Eivät vapautta
| Not freedom
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| Eivät rohkeutta
| No courage
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| Ei jumalan ylpeiden lapsien rakkautta
| Not the love of God's proud children
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| Eivät kauneutta
| Not beauty
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| Eivät totuutta
| Not the truth
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| Eivät valtaa, ymmärrystä, väkeä, voimaa
| Not power, understanding, people, strength
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| «Antoivat merkin turvaksi
| «They gave the sign as security
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| Jumalansa voima jonka takaa
| The power of his God which guarantees
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| Lapsille piti olla opettaja | There had to be a teacher for the children |
| Imeville tulevan kaitsija
| The protector of the future suckling
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| Vanhoille seppele maineen ojentaa
| To the old, the wreath of fame extends
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| Antoivat ristin pelkoosi
| They gave the cross to your fear
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| Kuolleen jumalansa kanssa jakaa
| With his dead God to share
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| Lapsille opetti valheita ja
| Children were taught lies and
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| Orjuuteen, totuuden sortaja
| To slavery, oppressor of truth
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| Kuolevat sankarit helvettiin ohjaa
| Dying heroes to hell guides
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| Se ristin kiroukseen johtaa!» | It leads to the curse of the cross!” |