Tervaskanto
Jдrkдlainem'mahtivaari,
Talttumaton ikiurho,
Korpehella katsastavi,
Jдnkдsellд jдkдttдvi.
Kaiken дhny, kaiken kuullu,
Kaiken tiдnny, kaiken tainnu,
Paljov' viдlд дkemдttд
Kokematta, kuulematta.
Veripihkav' velloessa
Havukarvat verestyvдt,
Oli kaiken дhny, kaiken kuullu, kaiken tiдnny,
Oli kaiken tainnu, kaiken дhny, kaiken kuullu,
Oli kaiken tiдnny, kaiken iannu, kaiken дhny,
Oli kaiken kuullu, kaiken tiдnny, kaiken tainnu.
Soat kдyty viдrehellд,
Tappelukset takamailla,
Nдlkдvuuet дkцsдllд
Kaiken дhny, kaiken kuullu,
Kaiken tiдnny, kaiken tainnu,
Paljov' viдlд дkemдttд
Kokematta, kuulematta.
Viдpi viдlд vuasiaki,
Kunnes kualo kannon kantaa
Oli kaiken дhny, kaiken kuullu, kaiken tiдnny,
Oli kaiken tainnu, kaiken дhny, kaiken kuullu,
Oli kaiken tiдnny, kaiken iannu, kaiken дhny,
Oli kaiken kuullu, kaiken tiдnny, kaiken tainnu.
Yheksд yron ikeд,
Vaariselta vahvimmalta.
Juuret maassa routassessa
Vahvistavat ihojдlttд
[English translation:]
Resinous Stump
Great old man, steady as a rock
The 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 hear
Resin-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 hear
It wil take many more years
Until 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 skin
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 hear
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 hear
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
[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.]