Saga Eluid Cori

http://youtu.be/4SqXaxM_Cwk

I've been listening this song for days now. Actually a cover version of it, but the original is beautiful as well. And now, in my head, it's the theme song for Ezri/Bory. And in that particular order, I still need to find a suitable song for Bory/Ezri.



Here are the lyrics and my very loose translation. It is in no way a literal translation as I wanted the English lyrics to be able to be sung according to the melody and have at least some rhymes.

Vanha, vanha sydämeni          Ye Olde Heart of mine
älä mulle laula                            don't sing to me softly
Vanha, vanha sydämeni          Ye Olde Heart of mine
älä mulle laula                            don't sing to me softly
Noita laulujas aina niin nuoren ja rakastuneen
Those songs that are sung for the young people who are in love

Älä sinä vanha mieli                 Ye Olde Mind of mine
enää mulle jauha                       don't talk to me softly
Ihan turhaan sä kirvoitat poltteen jo unohtuneen
In vain is pain that you cause to the depths of my heart

Oi, jos se ois niin                          For if it were so
hukkuisin huokauksiin             I would sigh all day long
Valvoisin lakanat ryttyyn         Awake I'd crumble the bedsheets
saisin kaikesta kii                        Seizing everything
Katso, kun kauniina meen       Watch the beautiful me
katso, kun loitsin, mä teen      charming the spell that you see
Meille hiiden ja veen,                 summoning dees and the spring
ja aamun uupuneen                    and tired morning

Vanha, vanha sydämeni            Ye Olde Heart of mine
miksi mulle laulat?                     why you sing so softly?
Miksi tarjoat kaunista, hienoa rakastajaa?
Why give me the glimpse of a gallant to capture my heart?

Kun hänkin vielä lähtee pois   Like the others he will go
ja sitten mä itken, kaipaan       and leave me crying lonely
Kuin hiipuva hanki vain oottelen vaeltajaa  
As white on the ground will be waiting for wanderer's way

Mut jos oisit mun                         If you would be mine
uskoisin täysikuuhun                Full moon would mean valentine
Uskoisin rakkauslauluihin,     I could believe in the love songs
nääthän sä kun                             Oh, when will you see
Mä niin kauniina meen,            the beautiful me
katso, kun loitsin, mä teen      charming the spell that you see
Meille hiiden ja veen,                 summoning dees and the spring
ja aamun uupuneen                    and tired morning

Oi, jos se ois niin                          For if it were so
hukkuisin huokauksiin             I would sigh all day long
Valvoisin lakanat ryttyyn         Awake I'd crumble the bedsheets
saisin kaikesta kii                        Seizing everything
Katso, kun kauniina meen       Watch the beautiful me
katso, kun loitsin, mä teen      charming the spell that you see
Meille hiiden ja veen,                 summoning dees and the spring
ja aamun uupuneen                    and tired morning

Vanha, vanha sydämeni           Ye Olde Heart of mine
älä mulle laula                             don't sing to me softly

I'm especially lolling at part where the beautiful, gallant lover is offered (the more literal translation of that verse), since well, Bory's CHA is 14 and in the D&D game system it's also in direct correlation to how good-looking the character is. And of course at the mention of spells :D "Tired mornings" was a tough one to get right, since it sounds very beautiful, yet very insinuating in Finnish. Well, I'll go with this one since I can't figure out a better way.