Tanssi [English translation]

They put a bag in my head.

A bag pitch-black as the night.

It's not for carrying light to the croft

It's not for families to bake bread, or to eat*

They put a bag in my head.

The cloth is made of hemp and the belt is sweaty.

Now I can see more brightly than ever before

More brightly than the saber of lightning strikes.

The soles dig into the wooden deck

Indeed! The flames are not a threat when

we dance an urn over the sky

that is softly raining**

I ask: "May I?"

I ask for a permission and I get one.

The male companion who is beautiful as a picture***

offers a leathery smile.

I ask: "May I?"

The steps lead to a better place

The moment weights as much as a single hair

Now, as the sky and the firmament open.

The soles dig into the wooden deck

Indeed! The flames are not a threat when

we dance an urn over the sky

It's softly raining...

The ashes of our fathers!****