1. ENIGMA

On his trail the stones they grew
He was led astray
Forces strange he had to face
Magic unseen
When he asked he was not answered
But he would not yield
What he asked for was not given
A shape to his dream

To a whirling mass of waters
The mountains of high
His desire he spoke out
To claim his due
A shadow moved in Louhi's mirror
The fairest maid of them all
Restless mind found her to his liking
But the queen wanted more

Louhi spoke in riddled tones of three things to achieve
Find and catch the devil's moose and bring it here to me
Seek the stallion born of fire, harness the flaming horse
He captured and bound the moose, he tamed the golden horse

Still remained the one final test
Hunt the bird from the stream of death


2. FAR FROM THE SUN

Nothing is more than too much
I'm waiting for the tarnishing touch
You wish for the last kiss goodbye
Like the child that cannot lie

I walk
Away now from you
And your sun
It goes down from you
As I walk
Away now from you
And from
From your sun

Holding the wounds of the bleeding souls
You summon all the restless folk
To share the feast of anxiety
Like the spawn that cannot breed

I walk
Away now from you
And your sun
It goes down from you
As I walk
Away now from you
And from
From your sun


3. SILENT WATERS

A day's light told me of my son's fate
The sun showed the way, grim and severe
Pulled under the raging waters, my child
Sank in the drowning currents, my son

My strength is not enough, my powers failed me
I need the heavens help, I ask for thunder's force
I plead for you oh lightning, forge an iron tool
A magic rake of dragging, a river for my son

God of fire bring your light
Forger of sun help me now
Guardian of the shore will sleep in your warmth
Lull the folk of cold water
Banish the serpents of the dark
To the river let me go and fetch my son away

A rake made of iron from the gods of skies
The spirit of bright days sent me the sun
Cold troops of tuoni can not stand in my way
Untouched I shall walk by the river of the night
My child
My son


4. MY KANTELE

Truly they lie, they talk utter nonsense
Who say that music reckon that the kantele
Was fashioned by a god
Out of a great pike's shoulders
From a water-dog's hooked bones:
It was made from the grief
Moulded from sorrow

Its belly out of hard days
Its soundboard from endless woes
Its strings gathered from torments
And its pegs from other ills

So it will not play, will not rejoice at all
Music will not play to please
Give off the right sort of joy
For it was fashioned from cares
Moulded from sorrow


5. SILVER BRIDE

From the mystic dreams of nighttime
I saw the clarity of my days
From the shades of longing
Looked for the familiar glow
The death of my wife's slayer
Brought no comfort to me
No shape for loneliness
For a dream

A queen of gold I made
A silver bride I built
From the northern summer nights
From the winter moon
Responded not my girl
No beating heart I felt
I brought no sighs to the silver lips
No warmth from the gold

Within my heart a flame of desires
Provoked the power of my will
Forced into silvery shape
A golden queen for me
I made our bed under the stars
Covers a-plenty, bear skin hides
Stroked the arc of golden curves
Kissed the lips of silver

(Queen of gold) I made her
(Silver bride) I built her
(Queen of gold) no warmth
(Silver bride) no love
(Queen of gold) I made her
(Silver bride) I built her
(Queen of gold) no warmth
(Silver bride) no life


6. SAMPO

Sparks sent flying, my mind thundering
The room of my heart flashing to the sky
The flaring of fumes fill my senses
Pervade this room and this space

The days they blend into the nights
The moon, the sun unite
Order of stars expires
A wonder is born

I listen and aim, I observe
I use all the forces and let it transpire
I confront the darkness absolute
And blinding, dazzling brilliance

From roaring flames the shapes emerge
Come forth they do with vile charms
Their poisoned core hides in beauty
But I see and perceive their deceit, I see

Into the blaze I shove them back
To lose their forms to the hungry fire
Again and yet again
I start my work anew
Again and again
I start my work again


7. ALONE

Tear dimmed rememberance
In a womb of time
Breath upon me
Possessed by the passion
Fate will set you free
Infertile
Chased be the precious
When flesh is an enemy
Fair weather man

Step aside from the way of a better man than you
So you fall at his feet he's the one who betrays you
It's the servants devotion for the decay
Stand up

There are no flowers on your grave
There are no chains
There I keep chanting for the forgotten name

Why you feel so empty
And still have everything
It's fullfilment
I've got more companions
When I'm all alone
Flesh is fetching

Step aside from the way of a better man than you
So you fall at his feet he's the one who betrays you
It's the servants devotion for the decay
Stand up

There are no flowers on your grave
There are no chains
There I keep chanting for the forgotten name

Step aside from the way of a better man than you
So you fall at his feet he's the one who betrays you
It's the servants devotion for the decay
Stand up


8. THE WANDERER

Behold this man on the road
The burden that he holds
He lost it all but still he carries on
The dead are left behind
On the road of pain and grief
Promises have been broken
Once again he's been deceived

Homeless man he is
A wanderer without a hope
Why this heavy burden
What does he seek
Homeless man he is
Searching for his dreams
Why this heavy burden
Lost all his beliefs

The spirit roams

Behold today the face of this man
He smiles now as he knows
He's burden starts to slowly fade away
He laughs at himself
Now it's easy to let go, of futile and the needless
To let it lie, to let it go


9. HER ALONE

Only one can make me do my good deeds
Only one and the shadow of that one
Only one can make me do my evil deeds
Only one and the shadow of that one

Her alone I will lend my ear to
Only her I will obey
Her alone I will always want to serve
Only her I will defy

Only one can me wage all my wars
Only one and the shadow of that one
Only one can make do all my deeds
Only one and the shadow of that one

My understanding under her advice
Birth of my knowing under her advice
My desires I fulfill by revolting