Truly they lie, they talk utter nonsense Truly they lie, they talk utter nonsense Verdade eles mentem, eles andam pronunciando absurdos Who say that music reckon that the kantele Who say that music reckon that the kantele Quem disse que música conta que a Kantele Was fashioned by a god Was fashioned by a god Era modelada por Deus Out of a great pike's shoulders Out of a great pike's shoulders Para fora de um grande pico de montanha saliente From a water-dog's hooked bones: From a water-dog's hooked bones: Dos cães de água dependurados ossos: It was made from the grief It was made from the grief Ele era feito de aflição Moulded from sorrow Moulded from sorrow Moldado de tristeza Its belly out of hard days Its belly out of hard days Essa barriga expulsa os difíceis dias Its soundboard from endless woes Its soundboard from endless woes Essa mesa de som de intermináveis desgraças Its strings gathered from torments Its strings gathered from torments Esse cordão reunido de tormentos And its pegs from other ills And its pegs from other ills E essa cavilha de outro doente So it will not play, will not rejoice at all So it will not play, will not rejoice at all Então ele não joga, não divertirá a todos Music will not play to please Music will not play to please Música não tocará para agradar Give off the right sort of joy Give off the right sort of joy Cessa neste instante espécie de alegria For it was fashioned from cares For it was fashioned from cares Por isso era moldado de cuidados Moulded from sorrow. Moulded from sorrow. Moldado de tristeza.