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(inspired by Korpiklaani's "Kädet Siipinä" wink

Niin hilijaisen,
näen hilijaisen
näen kulkueen miin mustan,
niin tunman mustan
hiljaisen näen surussa kulkevan
kädet on siipinä, niin on kädet suojana
suojana siivet silmäin
surun silmäin, kädet siipinä
eessä mustan hunnun
kulkueen näen länteen,
hiljaa, niin lipuu hiljaa länteen
kulkueen niin tumman leskein,
niin mustan nuornain leskein
jol kädet siipinä, suojana silmäin
käet siipinä leskein
hiljaa kuulen surun laulun,
kuulen laulun katkeran
hyrinän hyisen leskein,
kivun tunnen kivun kuoleman
näen minä tumman taivaan,
palavan taivaanrannan minä nään
tuulesta kuulen hyisen huuon
sodan kylmän huuon.

(translation)

So silent, I see, oh so silent
I see the procession so black, oh so dark, so dark
silent I see the procession of sorrow,
hands as their wings, shielding are the hands
shielding the eyes are the wings
the eyes of sorrow, hands as wings
in front of the black veil.

I see the procession westbound
silently gliding westbound
the procession of widows so dark
so dark the young widows
whose hands as wings shielding their eyes
hands as wings of the widows.

Quietly I hear the song of sorrow, I hear the song so bitter
humming of the frozen widow, I fell the pain, the grief of death
I see the dark sky, the horizon burning I see
I hear the chilling call in the wind
the cold call of war,
the cold call of war,
the cold call of war.

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Kädet Siipinä
With hands as their wings they fly
Far above our sky.
With hands as their wings
I watch them fly to glory
I remember the days we shared
The lessons they taught
The memories forever undying

Kädet Siipinä
With hands as their wings they flew
Flying high above what we know
To find their eternal peace
No regrets should I hold
No pain should I feel
For they have risen above
With hands as their wings
They will look down on me

Kädet Siipinä
I will honor your name
I will honor your memory
And with hands as their wings
They will fly to guide me
With the knowledge they shared
With the wisdom they had shown
With the love I felt
Kädet Siipinä
You will guide me forever more
With love and eternal compaction

In the memory my hands become wings
To fly to you one last time
For one last touch
For one last lesson
For one last smile
Into the black veil you flew
But into my heart
You will live forever.