Korpiklaani songs, Finnish ==> English

Hi guys and girls. If you have some spare time, could you translate these for me? Thanks in advance.


Tapporauta


-synty tapporauta
-synty tapporauta

Soas' sorti surmamiehet,
Ilikiäimmät ilkimöitsi,
Häviölle hennon heimon,
Kuolontyveen kurjan kansan.

Lästä saapu inehmoine,
Koillisesta kuninkaine,
Anto ahjon, pisti palkeet,
Manamalmin valjastaikski
- synty tapporauta

Missä poltti kostonliekki, siel ei nähty rauhaa
Mikä malmis'tummaa tulta, mikä verta vahvaa
Siittä synty hurmekirves - synty tapporauta
Mihnä iski tapporauta, siel ei nahty rauhaa

-synty tapporauta
-synty tapporauta

Laitto miehet miekkoihnsa,
Kovapäiset kirveihiinsä,
Lausu piälle tannerloihdun,
Sorvaisihe sotasanat.

Anto ankaran iskiellä,
Kovakouran kurmutella,
Kiromahdin kiskuella,
Vihavirren veisahella:
-synty tapporauta

Missä poltti kostonliekki, siel ei nähty rauhaa
Mikä malmis' tummaa tulta, mikä verta vahvaa
Siittä synty hurmekirves - synty tapporauta
Mihnä iski tapporauta, siel ei nähty rauhaa

-synty tapporauta
-synty tapporauta

Heikko heimo hurjiintuihe,
Kurja kansa kimmastuihe,
Kosti miähil', kosti naisil',
Kosti viälä lapsillekki

Mihnä iski tapporauta
Siinä kallot katkieli
Mihnä tempas' hurmekirves
Siinä lihat liiskantuihe:
- synty tapporauta

Missä poltti kostonliekki, siel ei nähty rauhaa
Mikä malmis' tummaa tulta, mikä verta vahvaa
Siittä synty hurmekirves - synty tapporauta
Mihnä iski tapporauta, siel ei nähty rauhaa



- synty tapporauta
- synty tapporauta

Sillon rautakuninkaine,
Vasken tuoja, malmin luoja,
Katos'iliman istumatta,
Läksi iliman astumatta.

Missä vuosi vilhaveri
- siellä suru suurin sumas'
Missä vuosi vilhaveri
- siellä suru sumas'
-synty tapporauta

Missä poltti kostonliekki, siel ei nähty rauhaa
Mikä malmis' tummaa tulta, mikä verta vahvaa
Siittä synty hurmekirves - synty tapporauta
Mihnä iski tapporauta, siel ei nähty rauhaa







Metsämies

Ei metsänmies ole neljännyt raatamista
Sano pokasahaa nylkyttävä jätkä.
Ei ole koskea tullut, joka heivannut ois
Tämän jätkän tukiltansa pois

[Chorus:]
Se on metsämiehen työn teko raatamista,
Ne on lihasvoimin kaadettu ja karsittu.
Ne on hartioilla siirretty ja pinottu.
Se on nälkä ja kylmä mutta korpi on koti,
Joka jätkänsä ruokkii ja lämmittää.

Siellä nälkäviulu laulaa ja justeeri hankaa
Sano kouristaan känsänen jätkä
Siellä nälkäviulu laulaa ja justeeri hankaa
Sano kouristaan känsänen jätkä

Killing Iron (Tapporauta)

- Killing iron was born
- Killing iron was born

Soldiers oppressing
With malevolent, evil deed
Breaking the weak
Killing the poor

From the east came a man
From the northeast came a king
Gave the forge, set up the belows
Leashed the death ore
- Killing iron was born

Burning flame of revenge, no peace to be seen
Black fire of the iron ore with strong blood
Created the axe of blood - the killing iron
Hitting of the killing iron, no peace to be seen

- Killing iron was born
- Killing iron was born

Armed the men with swords
Gave axes to the determined
Chanted the spell of battlefield
Forged the words of war

Cruel smashing
hitting with the iron fist
Screaming the curses
Singing out the hatred
- Killing iron was born

Burning flame of revenge, no peace to be seen
Black fire of the iron ore with strong blood
Created the axe of blood - the killing iron
Hitting of the killing iron, no peace to be seen

- Killing iron was born
- Killing iron was born

The weak became the furious
The poor became the irritated
Revenge to men, revenge to women
Revenge even to the children

Strinking of the killing iron
Splitting of the skulls
Swinging of the axe of blood
Slashing of the flesh
- Killing iron was born

Burning flame of revenge, no peace to be seen
Black fire of the iron ore with strong blood
Created the axe of blood - the killing iron
Hitting of the killing iron, no peace to be seen

- Killing iron was born
- Killing iron was born

Then the iron kind
Bringer of metal, creator of ore
Vanished without a trace
Returned without a sound

Where the blood of hate was bleeding
The sorrow killed the most of men
Where the blood of hate was bleeding
The sorrow killed the men
- Killing iron was born

Burning flame of revenge, no peace to be seen
Black fire of the iron ore with strong blood
Created the axe of blood - the killing iron
Hitting of the killing iron, no peace to be seen

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"Metsämies" goes like:

The work of the lumberjack is a toil
The trees are cut and pruned off by your muscles
The trees are moved and piled by your shoulders
It's cold and you're starving, but backwoods is home
That gives food and warmth to its men

Thanks Panselinos!

From "Metsämies" there is only one part in your post, so, I guess, you won't mind, if I copy here full song then.

(lumberjack)

Never afraid of hard work,
a frame saw dragging man.
Never met someone
to throw him off his log

Work of a lumberjack is a toil,
The trees are cut and pruned with your own muscles
The trees are moved and piled with your shoulder
It´s cold and you´re hungry but the wilderness is home
that gives food and warmth for it´s men

Frame saws are sinning and two-man saws rub,
a callus handed man.
Frame saws are sinning and two-man saws rub,
a callus handed man.

Work of a lumberjack is a toil,
The trees are cut and pruned with your own muscles
The trees are moved and piled with your shoulder
It´s cold and you´re hungry but the wilderness is home
that gives food and warmth for it´s men


here are sources, from where I found those translations:
Korpikaani - Tapporauta: http://www.lyrix.at/de/text_show/fa0...i_-_Tapporauta
and
Korpikaani - Metsämies: http://www.lyrix.at/de/text_show/7d4...i_-_Metsaemies

But both texts are in such "old language" and hard to understand, that I'm afraid, these translations aren't that accurate either... But they'll do

I like Korpiklaani.
Yeah, they kind of cling to that, so to call it, "Kalevala" style, which is one of the reasons I like them.

Well, the translations aren't that bad, just "Metsämies" is somewhat confusing. Written that way, that is.

I gotta find my "Korven Kuningas" CD. The band is always kind enough to provide English translations in the booklets.

Thank you so much guys and gals, you are life savers
Glad to see some more Korpiklaani fans!