Paroles et traduction Otto Kotilainen - Varpunen jouluaamuna

Varpunen jouluaamuna

Lumi on jo peittänyt kukat laaksosessa,
Järven aalto jäätynyt talvipakkasessa.
Varpunen pienoinen, syönyt kesäeinehen,
Järven aalto jäätynyt talvi pakkasessa.
Pienen pirtin portailla oli tyttökulta:
Tule, varpu, riemulla, ota siemen multa!
Joulu on, koditon varpuseni onneton,
Tule tänne riemulla, ota siemen multa!
Tytön luo nyt riemuiten lensi varpukulta:
Kiitollisna siemenen otan kyllä sulta.
Palkita Jumala tahtoo kerran sinua.
Kiitollisna siemenen otan kyllä sulta!
En mä ole, lapseni, varpu tästä maasta,
Olen pieni veljesi, tulin taivahasta.
Siemenen pienoisen, jonka annoit köyhällen,
Pieni sai sun veljesi enkeleitten maasta.

Sparrow on Christmas Morning

Snow has already covered the flowers in the valley,
The lake's waves have frozen in the winter cold.
Little sparrow, you've eaten your summer meal,
The lake's waves have frozen in the winter cold.
On the steps of a small cottage stood a golden girl:
Come, sparrow, with joy, take seed from me!
It's Christmas, my homeless little sparrow, unfortunate,
Come here with joy, take seed from me!
To the girl's side, the golden sparrow flew with joy:
Gratefully, I'll take the seed from you.
God will surely reward you.
Gratefully, I'll take the seed from you!
I am not, my child, a sparrow from this land,
I am your little brother, I came from heaven.
The tiny seed, which you gave to the poor,
Your little brother received from the land of angels.