a member of this band has confirmed that this song has to do with 'Kalevala' (which is a Finnish national epic compiled from old Finnish ballads, lyrical songs & incantations that's part of Finnish oral tradition). This song is about the hero Lemminkäinen dying and being sent to the river Tuonela (the underworld) & his mother going to fetch him back. His mother sews his body back in one piece and the sky god Ukko sends a bee from the heavens to blow life back into him. Also, their song 'Silent Waters' is about the same thing, but mainly from the mother's point of view.
a member of this band has confirmed that this song has to do with 'Kalevala' (which is a Finnish national epic compiled from old Finnish ballads, lyrical songs & incantations that's part of Finnish oral tradition). This song is about the hero Lemminkäinen dying and being sent to the river Tuonela (the underworld) & his mother going to fetch him back. His mother sews his body back in one piece and the sky god Ukko sends a bee from the heavens to blow life back into him. Also, their song 'Silent Waters' is about the same thing, but mainly from the mother's point of view.
@EternalTearsOfSorrow, thank you for this very interesting translation. I do like Amorphis and this song
@EternalTearsOfSorrow, thank you for this very interesting translation. I do like Amorphis and this song