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CHAPTER 1 THE BUDDING OF SPRING

"Nowhere does the heart beat as loud of joy, nowhere is a song so sweet,

as in the forest in the light of spring!"

A wonderful spring! All of nature is like it was enchanted.

It would surprise no one, if a siren of the woods was spotted between the trees.

"Dewlap! Whitefoot! Come here, it's night!"

"Come Star, come all the cows. Hurry home!"

"Isn't this like a castle!"

"And you are like the maiden of the forest, visiting the Prince."

"Over there is the chair of state! The place for the maiden and the Prince."

"It's been two years since we last spoke

and now you're a fully grown woman!"

"Look at you. Such a tall lumberjack!"

"Will you take this, in memory of the Prince."

My love, you are like a lingonberry

She loves me alone

"You run like a gazelle!"

"No, let's get back to the others!"

"Just one little dance, before we part ways?"

What was the meaning of the stars in the clear sky?

It meant the maiden and bachelor would fall in love!

What was the meaning of the stars in the clear sky?

I reach out my hand to my loved one, the other one can go!

What was the meaning of the stars in the clear sky?

Hope and faith woven together holds the love tight.

To be continued.

CHAPTER 2 A MOTHER'S GLANCE

"My mother smiled in her garden, when she carried me in her heart."

"Oh, Mother, I was not your joy but your sorrow and your pain."

The Koskela Farm was rich and had been passed down

from father to son for more than a century.

"I don't know why Mother stayed up so late tonight."

"That's why I couldn't come sooner."

"The son of Koskela and a kitchen maid - well, I never!"

No, how could she dream of marrying the son of Koskela.

They were quite right in mocking her.

The following day, just after breakfast…

…the head of the Koskela family

lingered at the head of the table.

"I know where your Mother found you last night! Shame on you!"

"You should be reprimanded!"

"Don't be so sure you won't be!"

"Don't take one more step without answering!"

"I intend to marry her!"

"Oh, I see - you raise your hand against your own father!"

"If you have even one drop of my blood in your veins,

you know what that means."

"I meant for you to make something of yourself."

"But you didn't want to study."

"You wanted to be a simple farmer. But even a farmer has to learn things,

and you seem to learn them - in a maid's bed!"

"The son of Koskela won't be driven away like a tramp!"

"This wouldn't go far

if one hadn't had two good hands to help."

"Farewell, Father!"

"You are your father's son, Olof."

"You don't care what you do - whether you build something up or tear it down."

"Never cheat on anyone, Olof."

"Don't forget your home. Come back when…"

I guess he found out what kind of a person she really is…

"You should know why she was turned away from the farm."

"Don't come to me with those questions."

To be continued.

CHAPTER THREE LIVING LIFE

"My homestead is by the river's edge, the foam washes over the walls."

"All the rivers in the world rinse my sin, to its current I give my solemn pledge."

"The farmer sleeps in his cabin so well, under the covers,

but the lumberjack's camp is wet

by the dew in the field."

"Our freedom is worth a mountain of gold even for that it won't be sold."

"Compared to us lumberjacks

the farmers are nothing but farmhands."

"You have the rest of the day off, boys!"

"Go off and be with your women!"

The Moisio Farm is a well-known place…

…as the masters have always been known

as rich, stubborn and proud men.

Much like the white foaming Kohiseva Rapids.

Kyllikki, the daughter of Moisio, is known far and wide

for there is no girl whose head is held as proudly as hers,

and no youth can boast he has ever received more than a careless,

passing glance from her flashing eyes.

"I bet you don't have the courage to speak to her over there."

The next day, he passed the Moisio Farm yet again on his way home.

"You have such beautiful roses."

"I was going to ask for one as a keepsake? If it's not too presumptuous?"

"It's not customary at Moisio Farm to hand roses over the fence to anyone,

even if it happens in other places."

"I don't usually ask for roses over every fence."

"And I usually never ask twice, even if it happens in other places."

"I would like to say something else - if I may."

"You do as you like."

"I would just like to say,

that if you ever think that you gave your roses too high of a value,

take a rose and put it here on the fence."

"I think they are very valuable, and the person who hopes to have one

must also have the courage to ask for more than flowers,

any tramp can do that."

"I will remember that."

One evening, a little later,

the lumberjacks sat around the campfire.

They were arguing about an interesting question.

Would it be possible for someone to ride down the Kohiseva Rapids on a regular log.

"You'd have to be crazy to try and ride a log down the Kohiseva Rapids."

"It'll take you straight into the jaws of hell."

"One man faced the dangers and tried it many years ago,

but he ended up dead."

"I think they are very valuable, and the person who hopes to have one

must also have the courage to ask for more than flowers,

any tramp can do that."

One Sunday afternoon, a lot of people were gathered on the Kohiseva bridge.

There was a rumor circulating, that some men were going to try

and ride logs down Kohiseva Rapids.

It was the bravest thing one could think of.

How did it all start? Well, there was a bet made.

And now they will ride the log, down the rapid river

pass this bridge and go down the Kohiseva Rapids.

Just before the waterfall is where they'll get off. They won't survive this!

"I, as a village elder, will forbid this sort of thing!"

"I advise you to take the bet back. This river has taken five human lives

during my time, and that's more than enough for this village."

"This isn't a question about human lives, Moisio. It's just something for fun."

"I take my bet back - with you all as my witness."

"You are right, I admit in front of everyone. But it's decided that today

is a day of courage, and therefore I will not back down."

To be continued.

CHAPTER FOUR THE DEED OF THE YOUNG MAN

"That flower glowed so red on my road, brought for my loved one to show

I knew it well, from that flower's seed only roots made of sorrow would grow."

He was now visible from the bridge.

"Here's the worst part! He won't get out of the river alive!"

He was approaching the waterfall, which he was to escape

by jumping on to the mass of timber right before the brink.

"The victor of Kohiseva! Hooray!"

That night when Olof went home, Kyllikki waited anxiously at Moisio Farm.

To be continued.

CHAPTER FIVE KYLLIKKI

"Oh flower, oh scarlet flower thou you bleedingly, glowingly red

my poor beloved knows you well, when her tears are silently shed."

And so, at last they met.

She, the proud, and he, the strong.

They often sat and talked high in the hills.

"If I was sad and had a true lover, I would share that grief

and maybe he could give me some comfort."

"Life is so strange! Even my own life."

"So far, it's been mostly a fairy tale. But now…"

"Why do you wander so much? I've been wondering a lot."

"I don't know. I guess I have to. Nothing is holding me back."

"And I wish…"

"I wish we could part ways in anger."

"That's how we met, and so we should part ways the same way."

"But what if I wanted to keep you, alone, for the rest of my life?"

"But it would concern a third person - your father."

"Wouldn't he chase me away?"

"Do you fear him?"

"Who do you love more - yourself or the person you think you love?"

"Kyllikki, if my hunch is right, and I never see you again

don't judge me too harshly, for I am who I am."

"You couldn't be any different. I understand your nature."

Shortly thereafter, the lumberjacks arranged

a dance to celebrate the departure.

"Are you waiting for the one who just went to the Moisio Farm?"

"Never let me see you again!"

"A daughter of Moisio has never yet married a tramp!"

"You'll be back some day,

when you tire of wandering. I will wait for you."

"I can't wait to get all the vagabonds out of the village!"

"Well, what did Moisio say to the suitor?"

"The dance is over for tonight! Let's leave!"

To be continued.

CHAPTER SIX IN THE CITY

"Let me look into the darkness, for in the abyss of life

flow its oldest, deepest springs."

"Shall I dance or sing for you?"

"Now don't you feel sad any longer!"

"Drink! And that's that!"

"Why are you like that?"

"Let me just love someone. Or don't you think someone like me is capable of love?"

"Wait, let me call my friend here and we'll have some fun."

"She's younger than I and she just arrived…"

"You! Gazelle!"

"Are you old acquaintances? Why don't you shake hands?"

"Yes, yes, that's right."

"Take a look at yourself, so that you can see what you really are."

"Well what do you see? Should I tell you?"

"You know well enough…"

"Tears and empty promises! Selfishness and desire!"

"Deceit and lies! Jesting with the pure and holy!"

I cannot bear to live any longer.

Forgive me, as I forgive everyone. Elli

To be continued.

CHAPTER SEVEN THE PILGRIMAGE

When the darkness comes, when the wandering turns to bitterness

is when the wanderer returns to his mother's hearth.

"Well, boy, do you know anyone in the village?"

"In Koskela? The old folk there died last spring."

"Did you know them?"

There rested his beloved Mother…

"You are your father's son, Olof."

"You don't care what you do - whether you build something up or tear it down."

"You're right, Mother."

"I've destroyed a lot, but now I want to help rebuild."

And he knew one person,

who would stand faithfully by his side.

"Last time I said I never wanted to see you again."

"What is your business here?"

"Yes, I'm leaving - but not because you demand it and I'm not leaving alone."

"I knew he would come for me."

"He wrote me and I've decided to marry him."

"The daughter of Moisio won't be given to a tramp."

"You may choose. If you decide to go, leave right now."

"And you leave in the same outfit you once showed up here in."

"Make your decision."

"You take after your family, you bastard,

but you should wear the breeches instead of a petticoat!"

"And you - I hope you can take care of a wife,

since you are taking her by force."

"You can relax, Moisio. We'll move to my father's farm - Koskela."

"That should be good enough - even for you."

"Are you from Koskela?!"

"Why didn't you say so last time you were here?"

"Because I never wanted a wife

for the sake of the farm, but for me and myself alone!"

"I have to check on the horses."

"I'll be right back."

"I finally understand who you really are!"

THE END

Subtitle translation by: T. P. Lindberg