Ukko perkele [English translation]

He paves a new way

over the bones of our fathers

Harvests time after time

a new crop from the fields of blood

Old man of death1, bowfinger,

frizzly snout, horned head, weaver of the black night

black tooth, hairy tail

Eternal weaver

of the bronze net of the river of death2

Nobody notices the night

in the middle of darkness

Nobody notices the night

Nobody cares

An uglier plaque, a more treacherous trader3

In his cold arms cradled a human child

The old (man) devil4 gains victory over the world

In his cold arms put to sleep a human child

In this arms sleeping children

and the whole of people sleeps

A promise to5 our world

that he'll be carrying it forever

A cry for help is a drop in the ocean

A prayer is a drop of blood in blood

Run away, and what you leave behind

will soon be faced in front of you

Nobody notices...

1. or 'the under- / netherworld'2. some of these terms might refer to the Kalevala, but unfortunately I'm not familiar with it (yet), so I can't tell for sure3. or 'shop owner'4. 'Ukko' and 'Perkele' are names for the high god in Finnish mythology; nowadays 'ukko' means 'old man' or 'oldster' mainly, while 'perkele' is used as a swear word when cursing5. lit.: 'it promises'

• Artist:Kotiteollisuus
• Album:Iankaikkinen