Kun toinen salama maahan löi
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hän tointui unestaan.
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Tahtoi hän kokea voimiaan,
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ne liian heikoiks' osoittain.
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Aikuistua saanut vielä ei,
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ei hallita ukkosta.
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Oli pojan ensin nöyrryttävä,
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opittava jumalain mahti.
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Nyt tunteensa sai, tarttui salamaan,
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halki taivaiden viha kaikui!
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Nuorukainen pilven päällä
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ratsastaa.
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Liian nuori salamoita kantamaan.
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Kulkee yksin kunnian polkuaan.
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Voimattomuus taitonsa musertaa.
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Hän liikaa uhosi - kirouksen ansaitsi.
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Nyt tunteensa sai, tarttui salamaan,
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halki taivaiden viha kaikui!
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Häväisten hänet karkoitettiin,
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pois pilviltä isänsä.
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[English translation:]
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[SON OF THE GOD OF THUNDER]
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As another flash struck to the ground
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he recovered from his sleep.
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So strong was his urge to test his might
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but still he was too weak.
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Who has no rites of passage undergone,
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he cannot rule the thunder.
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The first step is always to humble
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and to learn the might of the gods.
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Anger he felt, grabbed a thunderbolt
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and across the heavens hate echoed!
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An adolescent he is to ride a stormy cloud.
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So young to carry the faintest bolt of lightning.
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Alone he walks his path of honour.
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Such skill wasted in lack of strength.
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Too bold he was to learn - a grand punishment
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deserved.
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Anger he felt, grabbed a thunderbolt
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and across the heavens hate echoed!
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And lo, by disgrace he was expelled
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from the clouds of his father.
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Ukkosenjumalan Poika
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| Moonsorrow |
