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Translation of the lyrics below.

Song is a Finnish classic composed by Oskar Merikanto (1868-1924) to a poem by Eino Leino (1878–1926)
(pic: painting by Finnish painter Akseli Gallen-Kallela from 1897).
In my version I sing and play the guitars. I produced this at my home with Band in a Box and Reaper.

****** Song Summary *************
Key=Em , Tempo 80, Length (m:s)=5:21
Style is _BALADFI.STY (Country Ballad w/ Fiddle) & _FOLKCRS.STY (Folk Crossover)
MelodyCustom Synth is 079 - Tin Whistle, Low, Celtic Folk [SN0704]
RealTracks in use:
RealTracks in style: 366:Bass, Electric, Country Ev 065
RealTracks in style: 1725:Piano, Acoustic, Rhythm CountryBalladJohn Ev 065
RealTracks in song: 3267:Cello, Background CelticAirFlowingNatalie Ev 085
RealTracks in song: ~673:Organ, B3, Background Blues BB Ev 085
RealTracks in style: 1580:Bass, Electric, Folkie16ths Sw16 085
RealTracks in style: 2543:Pedal Steel, Background ModernCrossover Sw16 090
RealDrums in style:NashCrossovrSw16^05-a:Snare, Closed Hat Skip Beat 1 , b:Ride Cymbal, Boogaloo
RealDrums in style:NashvilleEven16^5-a:Snare, HiHat , b:Snare, Ride
+ Strings

Lemminkäinen's Mother (Eino Leino- translation EB 2025)

Vicious is the wind and dark is the sky,
great on the open waters is the rage of waves.
The bay is calm and clear though.
But where does my eagle roam?

Make haste home and end your flight!
Even though you ride the roads of waves,
my boy small and fragile.
The bay is calm and peaceful.
 
End yet hawks' races of war for once!
From whence could you find a peer,
my boy great and handsome?
The bay is calm and peaceful.

Let yet your doves in peace soar!
From thence your mother the condolences bodes,
my boy grim, guilty.
The bay is calm and peaceful.

People of you as evil slander to me -
evil may you be for others, yet good be you to me,
my boy gentle, innocent.
The bay is calm and peaceful.

Outdoors on the open waters the storms rage,
here it is warm, here it is mild.
The bay is calm and clear though.
Set your boat yet on the jetty!