Sankaritarina - Moonsorrow

«Kuolee karja

Kuolee suku

Samaten itse kuolet;

Vaan nimi

Ei koskaan kuole

Hlt ken on hyvn saanut

Kuolee karja

Kuolee suku

Samaten itse kuolet;

Yhden tiedn

Mik' ei kuole:

Manalle menneen maine.

«(Hvaml)

Jo luku viimeinen saa

Surmansa kohdannut lep sijallaan

Veljet maljan simaa nostavat

Tyhjksi juovat nimeen vainajan

Kaunis laiva kantaakseen saa miehen rauenneen

Laskua tuonpuoleiseen se vartoo rannalla

Aseet, korut, rikkaudet matkamies saa mukaansa

Alla suuren rovion lipuu hautansa

(Ja katso! Voiko toista niin ylvst nky olla

Kuin hiljaisten liekkien kurotus thti kohti.)

Kuolemaan me jok’ikinen kuljemme;

Jumalat ovat elvt valinneet

Veljemme syliin aaltojen laskemme;

J hyvsti, sinut aina muistamme

Kunniaa ei miekka voi taltuttaa;

Jumalat ovat sankarit nimenneet

Veljemme tuonen herralle luovutamme;

Siis hyvsti — kunnes jlleen kohtaamme

«Cattle die

Kinsmen die

Likewise you will die;

But the name

Will never die

Of one who has done well

Cattle die

Kinsmen die

Likewise you will die;

One I know

That never dies:

The fame of each one dead.

«(Hvaml)

And so the last chapter is at hand

Who faced his death now rests on his place

His brothers raise a chalice of mead

And drink it empty in the name of the late

A craft so beautiful now may carry a peaceful man

On the shore it awaits release into what lies beyond

Weapons, jewels, riches the traveller is armed with

Underneath a vast pyre his grave will soon be sailing

(And behold! Can there be another sight so grand

Than of silent flames reaching out for the stars.)

Towards death we all are lead;

The gods have chosen those to live

Our brother we lay on the lap of the waves;

Fare ye well, you stay in our hearts

Honour no sword can tame;

The gods have recited the heroic names

Our brother we yield to the father of the dead;

Fare ye well — until we meet again

«Cattle are dying

The family dies

Likewise, you die yourself;

But the name

He will never die

Well, who's got a good one

The cattle are dying

The family dies

Likewise, you die yourself;

I know one

What doesn't die:

Mana's past reputation.

«(Hvaml)

Already the last chapter gets

His death faced the lep in his place

The brothers raise the cup

Drunk in the name of the deceased

A beautiful ship to carry makes a man fall apart

Descend to the other side it guards the beach

The traveler gets the weapons, jewelry, riches with him

Below the large rovion flags his grave

(And look! Can another be so glorious

Like reaching out for quiet flames towards thti.)

To death we go;

The gods have chosen the principles

In the arms of our brethren we lay waves;

J goodbye, we will always remember you

Glory cannot be trodden by the sword;

The gods have named the heroes

We surrender our brother Tuonen to the Lord;

So goodbye - until we meet again

«Cattle die

Kinsmen die

Likewise you will die;

But the name

Will never die

Of one who has done well

Cattle die

Kinsmen die

Likewise you will die;

One I know

That never dies:

The fame of each one dead.

«(Hvaml)

And so the last chapter is at hand

Who faced his death now rests on his place

His Brothers raise a chalice of mead

And drink it empty in the name of the late

A craft so beautiful now may carry a peaceful man

On the shore it awaits release into what lies beyond

Weapons, jewels, riches the traveler is armed with

Underneath a vast pyre his grave will soon be sailing

(And behold! Can there be another sight so grand

Than of silent flames reaching out for the stars.)

Towards death we all are lead;

The Gods have chosen those to live

Our brother we lay on the lap of the waves;

Fare ye well, you stay in our hearts

Honor no Sword can tame;

The Gods have recited the heroic names

Our brother we yield to the father of the dead;

Fare ye well - until we meet again