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6 years ago
2. TervaskantoJärkälainem'mahtivaari,talttumaton ikiurho,korpehella katsastavi,Jänkäsellä jäkättävi.Kaiken nähny, kaiken kuullu,kaiken tiänny, kaiken tainnu,paljov' viälä näkemättäkokematta, kuulematta.Veripihkav' velloessahavukarvat verestyvät,oli kaiken nähny, kaiken kuullu, kaiken tiänny,oli kaiken tainnu, kaiken nähny, kaiken kuullu,oli kaiken tiänny, kaiken iannu, kaiken nähny,oli kaiken kuullu, kaiken tiänny, kaiken tainnu.Soat käyty viärehellä,tappelukset takamailla,nälkävuuet näkösälläKaiken nähny, kaiken kuullu,kaiken tiänny, kaiken tainnu,paljov' viälä näkemättäkokematta, kuulematta.Viäpi viälä vuasiaki,kunnes kualo kannon kantaaoli kaiken nähny, kaiken kuullu, kaiken tiänny,oli kaiken tainnu, kaiken nähny, kaiken kuullu,oli kaiken tiänny, kaiken iannu, kaiken nähny,oli kaiken kuullu, kaiken tiänny, kaiken tainnu.Yheksän yron ikeä,vaariselta vahvimmalta.Juuret maassa routassessavahvistavat ihojälttä[English translation:]Resinous StumpGreat old man, steady as a rockThe eternal untamable hero.The guardian of the forests.Keeps his eye in the wetlands.He has seen it all, he has heard it all.He knows it all, he is the master of ot all.But still he has a lot to see, to experience and to hearResin-like blood in his veins.Hair like spruce needles.He had seen it all, heard it all, known it all.He ha mastered it all, seen it all, heard it all.He had known it all, mastered it all, seen it all.He had heard it all, known it all, mastered it all.He has seen the th was.The battles in his backyard.He saw the years of hunger.He lived through the famines.He has seen it all, he has heard it all.He knows it all, he is the master of ot all.But still he has a lot to see, to experience and to hearIt wil take many more yearsuntil the death carries the stump away.He had seen it all, heard it all, known it all.He ha mastered it all, seen it all, heard it all.He had known it all, mastered it all, seen it all.He had heard it all, known it all, mastered it all.The age of nine heroes.Has lived the old man.His roots in the frozen ground.Hardening his back skinHe has seen it all, he has heard it all.He knows it all, he is the master of ot all.But still he has a lot to see, to experience and to hearHe has seen it all, he has heard it all.He knows it all, he is the master of ot all.But still he has a lot to see, to experience and to hearHe had seen it all, heard it all, known it all.He ha mastered it all, seen it all, heard it all.He had known it all, mastered it all, seen it all.He had heard it all, known it all, mastered it all[Korpiklaani note:Tervaskanto is not just a stump of a tree, but also a metaphor for an experienced old man, who knows about all aspects of life. All around the Fenno-Ugric language area man has always associated himself with a tree. This can be seen in the significance of for example the wooden seitas of the Sami people or the sacred garden trees of the ancient Finns.]