Pohjolan yö

[kyrasantae]

From the film Salakuljettajan laulu (1952)
Music: George de Godzinsky
Lyrics: Kaarlo Nuorvala
Performed by Tapio Rautavaara

Pohjolan yö, täynnä on kummaa taikaa.
Tuuli kun jängällä soi, mailleen kun painuvi koi
Pohjolan yössä näin, kun olet vierelläin
lauluja Pohjan yöstä mä laulan sinulle yksin vain.

Pohjolan kesäyön lempeät tuulet
ne laulunsa opetti mulle.
Pohjolan yössä nyt kauneimmat lauluni
laulelen yksin vain sulle.

Pohjolan taivaskin tummuu,
kesäyön aurinko sammuu,
mutta mun kaipuuni Pohjolan yöhön ei milloinkaan.

Pohjolan yö, täynnä on kummaa taikaa.
Tuulet ja tunturit nuo, jängät ja virtojen vuo
laulavat laulujaan, kutsuvat Pohjolaan,
kairoille kauas Pohjolan yöhön kutsuvat kulkemaan.




(Hope there aren't any mistakes, I typed these out from a karaoke video file)
Enjoy.


I've always felt that the waltz-time of this song makes it a good candidate for a metal cover. So someday, someday...

Comments

[fakiiri.livejournal.com]

Gaa, there are many difficult words. Such as jänkä and kaira which are very specific types of things but there are no corresponding words in English. Jänkä is a type of marsh, very barren and lacks trees. Very typical of northern Finland and Sweden. Kaira is a type of wilderness that is found also found in northern Finland. I can't translate my mental picture into words.

Anyway, the translation:

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Northern night, it's full of strange magic
When wind sings over marsh, while sun goes down
In the Northern night, while you're beside me
songs from Norther night I sing to you alone

Balmy winds of northern summer night
thought me their songs
In Northern night, my most beautiful songs
I sing to you alone

Northern sky grows darker
Midsummer sun fades out
but my longing for northern night never will

Northern night, it's full of strange magic
Winds and fjelds, marshes and flow of rivers
sing their songs, beckons to North
away to wilds, to walk in Northern night