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VIOLET ON THE MOUNTAIN<br />
Glory to the Archangel<br />
Glory, glory, O Archangel!<br />
We are praying for our welfare,<br />
For you are the one who saves us!<br />
There was a barrier built around it,<br />
A barrier wall with golden pillars,<br />
Inside, it was filled with glory,<br />
His chalices were gleaming brightly;<br />
It was filled with cups and armor,<br />
His armor was of hammered metal;<br />
His tower was adorned with frescoes,<br />
At its base a river flowed,<br />
Its embrasures ringed with falcons,<br />
Ibexes lay at its sides:<br />
A vision brighter than a mirror.<br />
The oxen sacrificed to him<br />
Have horns bedecked with hammered metal,<br />
They plowed up the central square,<br />
On every ridge they paw and bellow;<br />
The rams offered up to him<br />
On every ridge fight with their horns.<br />
Wish<br />
A lake of blood swirls in the meadow,<br />
Where is the stream flowing out?<br />
Within lies a crimson serpent,<br />
Its head moves; where is its tail?<br />
Loving too much brings doom to many,<br />
But has anyone understood?<br />
Cousin Aleksi<br />
Cousin Aleksi stood and asked,<br />
At the edge of the village:<br />
Mother, was I born for this,<br />
Is this why you rocked my crib?<br />
I loved my work and loved my life,<br />
I loved to mow the hay and corn;<br />
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