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Truly they lie, they talk utter nonsense
Who say that music reckon that the kantele
Was fashioned by a god
Out of a great pike's shoulders
From a water-dog's hooked bones:
It was made from the grief
Moulded from sorrow
Its belly out of hard days
Its soundboard from endless woes
Its strings gathered from torments
And its pegs from other ills
So it will not play, will not rejoice at all
Music will not play to please
Give off the right sort of joy
For it was fashioned from cares
Moulded from sorrow.
Who say that music reckon that the kantele
Was fashioned by a god
Out of a great pike's shoulders
From a water-dog's hooked bones:
It was made from the grief
Moulded from sorrow
Its belly out of hard days
Its soundboard from endless woes
Its strings gathered from torments
And its pegs from other ills
So it will not play, will not rejoice at all
Music will not play to please
Give off the right sort of joy
For it was fashioned from cares
Moulded from sorrow.
Lyrics submitted by Idan
Track duration: 06:50
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0General Comment:Takes the myth of Väinämöinen making the first Kantele from a pike's jaw and refuses it as a lie, saying that the Kantele was made of pain and strife. Very finnish kind of thinking :)
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0Song Meaning:It references Väinämöinen, who made a kantele out of a pike's jawbones. He was a figure in Finnish mythology.Flag Atra_Luxon August 24, 2010 Link
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0General Comment:Maybe this song is about a kantele. Fancy that.Flag eyelinerloveon February 23, 2008 Link
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0General Comment:The vocalist is teh suck. Good song, thoughFlag Lateralus518on December 09, 2007 Link
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