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Does anyone here speak Finnish? The reason I ask is that I bought the new Nightwish CD Once awhile back, and one of the songs, "Kuolema Tekee Taitelijan," is in Finnish. I can't speak Finnish, and I want to know what the song is about. I looked for a Finnish translator on the internet, but couldn't find one. So, if anyone could translate it for me, I'd appreciate it. Here's the song:

Kerran vain haaveeni nähdä sain
En pienuutta alla tähtien tuntenut
Kerran sain kehtooni kalterit
Vankina sieltä kirjettä kirjoitan
Luojani, luoksesi anna minun tulla siksi miksi lapseni minua luulee
Sinussa maailman kauneus
Josta kuolema teki minusta taiteilijan
Luojani, luoksesi anna minun tulla siksi miksi lapseni minua luulee
Oman taivaan tänne loin
Anna minun päästä pois

Hyvää.
Näkemiin.

I saw my dream only once
I didn't feel myself small under the stars
One time I got bars to my cradle
As a prisoner I'm writing a letter there
My Lord, let me come to you to that kind of thing my child thinks I am
The beauty of the world in you
From which the death made me an artist
My Lord, let me come to you to that kind of thing my child thinks I am
I created my own sky here
Let me get away

...or something like that... A bit too direct translation of course, but I hope that will clear the message for you.

Thank you.