Korpiklaani [English translation]

A foster child of the heather lands

A wanderer in Tapio's realm1

I was born a warrior

I grew up a strong wanderer

I trek through the bogs and willdwoods

Searching for a treasure in the will-o'-wisp forest2

I have the ancient spirit in my heart

The strength of the mountains in my wrist

"Of the backwood wildwood clan

The hands of a bear

Of the backwood wildwood clan

The strength of the mountains in my wrist" (x2)

The backwood wildwood clan

The backwood wildwood clan

I have the hands of a bear

The sharp knowledge of the lynx

The music came from the horned one

The running from the wolf's tendons

To create a vast song

To tune a great music

For the animals, for the people

For the children of the deep forest lands

"Of the backwood wildwood clan

The hands of a bear

Of the backwood wildwood clan

The strength of the mountains in my wrist" (x2)

The backwood wildwood clan

The backwood wildwood clan

1. Tapio is the old Finnish god of the forest, and Tapiola is his kingdom, i.e. the forest.2. "Aarni" is a guardian spirit which appears in the shape of a will-o'-wisp at a place where a treasure has been buried.