Laululinnuhaldjas [English translation]

Once a child found

a birdnest, languid.1

S/he stretched a hand towards the nest.

At that very moment

from near or far

sounded-reached into ears

a strange voice.

Don´t touch a songbird,

never do harm to it.

You can be forgiven

for many mistakes

but song-bird fairy

avenges.

Love and preserve/care for a songbird.

It defends against all evil.

Listen to every song of a songbird

then you become different in your heart.

A songbird, whether near

or far,

knits into a human soul

noble goodness.2

Let´s live and let´s sing our own songs

together with songbird fairies.

1. this word almost seems to be here for rhyme2. changed line-order, x2