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V​ä​istyy Mielen Yö

by Viima

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    3rd album of the Finnish prog band Viima released in 2024

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    The 3rd Viima album released in 2024.
    Gatefold cover, 180 g vinyl!
    Finnish lyrics inside gatefold.
    English translations of the lyrics on innersleeve.

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1.
GIRL ON TRAPEZE (Tyttö trapetsilla) Words by Petri Hyytiä, English translation by Richard Saunders A troupe has come to town The Grand Tour of the circus The tents are rising in the field Somewhere a lion is roaring Juggling balls in orbit The magician’s lady’s being sawn The shining eyes of children Shine like torches in the marquee The drum starts to roll And loudspeakers hum Up high a shadow flickers Everyone looks up The girl on the highwire Surrenders to the power of the void Forgets the shackles of fear And strives for a moment of immortality Dancing into the sky on the trapeze With a sure step on the wire In the roar of the orchestra In the glimmer of the marquee lights Dancing into the sky on the trapeze With a sure step on the wire In the roar of the orchestra In the glimmer of the lights The girl on the highwire Surrenders to the power of the void Forgets the shackles of fear And strives for a moment of immortality It’s as if she’s flying Shooting towards the stars Shaking off earthly worries Space calls to the dancer Dancing into the sky on the trapeze With a sure step on the wire In the roar of the orchestra In the glimmer of the marquee lights Dancing into the sky on the trapeze With a sure step on the wire In the roar of the orchestra In the glimmer of the lights
2.
THE CHILDREN OF MOTHER EARTH (Äiti Maan lapset) Words by Mikko Väärälä, English translation by Richard Saunders RAIN IS SOAKING THE EARTH THERE, WHERE THERE’S ALREADY TOO MUCH WATER THE RIVER CAN’T COPE ANY MORE THE SEA CAN NO LONGER RECEIVE MACHINES AND TECHNOLOGY WILL SAVE US THE WORLD WILL GRIND TO A HALT WHEN THE POWER IS CUT YOU WANTED TO TOUCH TO HEAR THE WHISPER YOU FELT THE BLOWS OF TIMES TURNED COLD WE ARE BEING PUT IN LINE A WINTERY LAND SO WHITE COVERING UP ALL THE DIRT HE RIDES TO THE REAR COMMANDING THE TROOPS DEMANDING BATTLE FOR THE FALSE GODS IS THE WORLD BEING BUILT FOR THE MANY OR FOR THE CHOSEN FEW? THE SUN IS SCORCHING THE LAND THERE, WHERE EVERYTHING IS ALREADY SAND THE CHILD DOESN’T PLAY ANY MORE WARS HAVEN’T BROUGHT PEACE DOORS AND WINDOWS ARE BEING LOCKED EVERYTHING IS PROTECTED FROM THE INHABITANTS OF THE PLANET YOU WANTED TO TOUCH TO HEAR THE WHISPER YOU FELT THE BLOWS OF TIMES TURNED COLD WE ARE BEING PUT IN LINE WHAT WAS ONCE SO BEAUTIFUL FREE FLOWING WHERE YOU COULD LOOK AT THE SKY FOR THE LONGEST TIME HAS BEEN TRADED FOR CASH BACK IN THE DAWN OF TIME YOU WERE JUST A CHILD YOU SLEPT AT YOUR MOTHER’S BREAST SHE GAVE YOU EVERYTHING YOU’VE USED UP THAT INHERITANCE YOU DIDN’T SOW ALL THAT’S LEFT IS TOMORROW SHARDS OF GLASS CARS BURNING ON THE STREETS THE WRONGS SURELY WILL BE RIGHTED LOST ON THE PATH OF CHANGE HUMAN DREAMS ESCAPE SO FAR AWAY SOMEWHERE, STILL, A NEW DAY DAWNS, BETTER THAN YESTERDAY SOMEWHERE, STILL, A NEW DAY DAWNS, BETTER THAN YESTERDAY…
3.
LONG GOODBYES (Pitkät jäähyväiset) Words by Petri Hyytiä, English translation by Richard Saunders When the sailor’s stride Takes him to the harbour And the roar of the ocean Drowns out all else It’s time to leave Before sorrow descends And the smoke of worlds Obscures the sun When the warrior’s sword Rests against the door And the fortress slumps as sand Onto the road It’s time to leave Before sorrow descends And the smoke of worlds Obscures the sun When the fisherman’s net Is left drifting in the sea And the clouds on the horizon Are completely red It’s time to leave Before sorrow descends And the smoke of worlds Obscures the sun It’s time to leave Before sorrow descends And the smoke of worlds Obscures the sun
4.
Perhonen 06:45
BUTTERFLY (Perhonen) Words by Petri Hyytiä, English translation by Richard Saunders The light of your beloved sun Is reflected in your scales The wind as your bearer Carrying you to infinity On the dunes of the open desert The sun exhausts the traveler A tiny butterfly carries the memory Of an oasis far away The wind as your bearer Carrying you to infinity On the white crests of waves A ship leaves the shore behind The breeze suddenly brings A tiny butterfly The delicate beat of a wing The night of the mind lifts Your wings beat already The darkness of the mind lifts
5.
Vuoren Rauha 07:37
THE PEACE OF THE MOUNTAIN (Vuoren rauha) Words by Petri Hyytiä, English translation by Richard Saunders NIGHT FALLS, A MAN STOKES THE EMBERS THE WAY FROM THE MOUNTAIN INTO THE VALLEY IS HARD CLOUD ON THE SLOPES, A RISING MOON A TREE IS RUSTLING UNDER THE OUTCROP HE MUST REACH THE VALLEY TOMORROW HIS HEART CAN BE FREE OF ITS LOAD THE SOFT LIGHT OF THE MOON WILL STAY ON THE BRANCHES THE MAN SNEERS AT THE BURDEN OF THE PAST THE PEACE OF THE MOUNTAIN IS UNBROKEN NIGHT WILL SOON COVER THE LAND THE EARTH IS BATHED IN THE MOONLIGHT AS HIS HORSE BRAYS, THE MAN FALLS ASLEEP

credits

released January 1, 2024

Risto Pahlama - Lead Vocals (1-5), Keyboards (2,3), Mellotron (2)
Hannu Hiltula - Flute, Keyboards (4,5), Backing Vocals (1,4,5), Voice (5)
Aapo Honkanen - Bass
Mikko Uusi-Oukari - Guitars, Mellotron (3,5)
Mikko Väärälä - Drums, Vocals (2), Keyboards (2), Wood Chimes (5), mixing

with:
Kimmo Lähteenmäki - Keyboards (1), Wind (5)

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Viima Finland

We are a five-membered symphonic folk-prog group from Turku, Finland. We have released three full-length albums, "Ajatuksia Maailman Laidalta (2006), "Kahden Kuun Sirpit" (2009) and "Väistyy Mielen Yö (2024).

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