Fix what’s wrong, but don’t rewrite what the artist wrote. Stick to the official released version — album booklet, label site, verified lyric video, etc. If you’re guessing, pause and double-check.

Respect the structure

Songs have rhythm. Pages do too. Leave line breaks where they belong. Don’t smash things together or add extra empty space just for looks.

Punctuation counts (but vibe-editing doesn’t)

Correct typos? Yes. Re-punctuating a whole verse because it ‘looks better’? Probably not. Keep capitalization and punctuation close to the official source.

Don’t mix versions

If you’re editing the explicit version, keep it explicit. If it’s the clean version, keep it clean. No mashups.

Let the lyrics be lyrics

This isn’t the place for interpretations, memories, stories, or trivia — that’s what comments are for. Keep metadata, translations, and bracketed stage directions out unless they’re officially part of the song.

Edit lightly

If two lines are wrong… fix the two lines. No need to bulldoze the whole page. Think ‘surgical,’ not ‘remix.’

When in doubt, ask the crowd

Not sure what they’re singing in that fuzzy bridge? Drop a question in the comments and let the music nerds swarm. Someone always knows.

Idan

Submitter

2002-01-09 13:48:58

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by Borknagar

21y ago

This song is utterly beautiful. The lyrics are based on Finnish folk tales, and whislt they may seem a bit silly on page the utter intensity with which they're sung surpasses all those kind of thoughts. The really great thing about this song is the way the music creates such an incredible sense of atmosphere; You can see the bleak shorelines and dark waves. It's odd, but a lot of Finnish bands seem to be able to pull off the evocative trick very well, probably no more than any other country though, might be just what I've heard.

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by Noxaru

20y ago

for the other monologue of aino you can read 'black winter day'

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by Noxaru

20y ago

Again,this song taken directly from kalevala...and again self monologue of Aino after she got drowned in the sea while she was bathing...pretty sad one ..

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