by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Translation by Björe Vähämäki

Laulu rakkaudesta
Language: Finnish (Suomi) 
Elämä on ihanainen aina yhdessä;
          rinda rakastawa,
          riemu ruskottawa
kumppanina käwelewät käsi kädessä.

Luondo luodut yhdistääpi tällä tawalla;
          lindu lendäwäinen,
          rakas, riendäwäinen
kohta löytää kumppaninsa koiwun oksalla.

Suloinen on Suomen maakin rakkaudelle;
          lumi, jää ja hyhmä,
          Tammi-kuungin kylmä
ei ne ole esteheksi ystäwyydelle.

Kosk’ on kulda, kaunis tyttö, kumppaninamme,
          lämmin lumessakin,
          ilo itkussakin
ombi alla Otawangin rakastaissamme.

Confirmed with Jaakko Juteini, Kootut teokset I, Helsinki : Painopaikka: Kirjapaino Oy, 2009, p.164


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Song for Love
Language: English  after the Finnish (Suomi) 
Life is bliss when you’re together;
loving bosom
arousing joy
as friends walk hand in hand.

Thus its creatures nature brings together
the flying bird,
the dashing darling
quickly finds its partner on the birch branch.

A sweet place for love is the land of Finland;
snow, ice and frost,
even January’s cold
cannot chill true friendship.

When we’re joined with a partner in love,
even the snow is warm,
and there’s joy in weeping
as we love, under the North Star.

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Word count: 82