Solen Svan - For his son Lyrics

He was the king of islands
On the borders of the ocean
Fed upon the ocean whiting
In his veins the blood of ages

But alas! he had his failings,
Bad indeed his heart and morals
Roaming in unworthy places
With the maids of braided tresses

This is the time to sing Ahti
Also known as Lemminkainen

For his son the Day-star wooes her
But she will not go to Sun-land
Will not shine beside Day-star
In his haste to bring summer
Up in Sahri lived a maiden
Lovely as a summer-flower
From a kingly house descended
Grew to perfect form and beauty

Beautiful was she and queenly
Praised throughout whole of Ehstland

For her son, the bright Moon wooes her
But she will not go to Moon-land
By the bright Moon will not glimmer
Will not run through boundless ether
Lovers come from distant Ehstlaud
Others come from far-off Ingern
But they cannot win the maiden
This the answer that she gives them
Vainly are your praises lavished
Vainly is your silver offered
For his son the Night-star wooes her
But she will not go to Star-land
Will not twinkle in the starlight
Through the dreary nights in winter