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Kosmos: Ajan peili
The Mirror of Time(5:53)
(music and arr. Virta/words Valtonen)
the mirror of time reflects emptiness
who is the king who is the fool
what is the purpose of good and evil
what is the mystery of the darkness and the light
people live their lives
they open and close doors
they live and they die
but they do not know
and do not tolerate
that what is yet invisible
I was the old man i was the sea
I was a child i was the blood of Jesus
who walks beside you?
an open mind will close the gates of fear
people live their lives
they open and close doors
they live and they die
but they do not know
and do not tolerate
that what is yet invisible
Arto Kuronen: bass
Päivi Kylmänen: vocals
Kimmo Lähteenmäki: organ, mellotron
Sini Palokangas: violin
Ismo Virta: guitar, mellotron
Yesterday (2:45)
(music, words and arr. Kylmänen)
with a map in my hand I began my journey to yesterday
without help, without a guide
they always sing about the road
seeking to understand someone else's life
should I turn left or continue right
the pace makes me dizzy, I think I will fall
jumping from one level to another
seeking to understand someone else's life
with a map in my hand I began my journey to yesterday
without help, without a guide
they always sing about the road
seeking to understand someone else's life
jumping from one level to another
seeking to understand someone else's life
Päivi Kylmänen: vocals
Kimmo Lähteenmäki: drums
Sini Palokangas: violin
Kari Vainionpää: guitar, bass
The Dream of a Child (3:20)
(music and arr. Ryymin/words Jylhä)
the dream of a child is beautiful
she wanders in the land of summer
a dreamgirl with golden hair
keeps her company
the dreamgirl picks up flowers
and brings them to the child
a snowwhite swan glides by
and lets the child caress its back
a morning came through the window
just an ordinary morning
watching the sleeping child
as if to wake her from her sleep
in the shadows by the window
the child paused later that day
the image came back to her
of the dreamgirl and the swan
Arto Kuronen: bass
Päivi Kylmänen: vocals
Kimmo Lähteenmäki: organ
Kari Vainionpää: guitar
Ismo Virta: mellotron
Always Close (3:11)
(music and arr. Virta/words Valtonen)
sometimes excited
sometimes adrift
but always close
sometimes happy
sometimes filled with longing
but always close
sometimes the night is taking over
sometimes light fills the sky
but always close
is the answer to life
sometimes silent
sometimes full of hope
but always close
sometimes aware
sometimes dreaming
but always close
sometimes the night takes over
sometimes light fills the sky
but always close
is the answer to life
Arto Kuronen: bass
Päivi Kylmänen: vocals
Kimmo Lähteenmäki: organ
Sini Palokangas: xylophone
Olli Valtonen: taalmala
Ismo Virta: guitar
Towards The Sky (3:58)
(music, words and arr. Kylmänen)
I have a fir tree for company, I also see a pine tree standing there
the fir tree is with me smiling , it is time for the pine tree to fall
come and see how the birch grows, peeking alone from the top of the cliff
everyone listen to how the earth screams
let it grow, let it all grow towards the sky
all listen now how the birch grows, peeking alone from the top of the cliff
come and see how the earth screams
let it grow, let it all grow towards the sky
I want to reach up, I can hear the voice in the wind
grow down, grow up
I'm growing down, I'm growing
the wind blows again, it blows
come and see how the birch grows, peeking alone from the top of the cliff
everyone listen to how the earth screams
let it grow, let it all grow towards the sky
come and see how the birch grows, peeking alone from the top of the cliff
everyone listen to how the earth screams
let it grow, let it all grow towards the sky
Päivi Kylmänen: vocals
Kimmo Lähteenmäki: congas
Kari Vainionpää: guitar, bass
Olli Valtonen: shrutibox
Ismo Virta: synthesizer
The Secret Doctrine (4:18)
(music and arr. Lähteenmäki/words Valtonen)
I looked far away, far away I saw
I turned quietly inwards
the mind keeps wondering
about the origins of the self and
the endless flow of mind
Summerland gives protection
it is in the hands of the creator
but that land is just a dream
like everything else it will fade away
leaving us only dreams
where is the knowledge
where is the road
the eternal path
that takes the soul home
but soon the gate of knowledge
will be unlocked
open on the table
is the secret doctrine
I looked far away, far away I saw
I turned quietly inwards
the mind keeps wondering
about the origins of the self and
the endless flow of mind
where is the knowledge
where is the road
the eternal path
which takes the soul home
but soon the gate of knowledge
will be unlocked
open on the table
is the secret doctrine
(Dedicated to Theosophist Madame Blavatsky,
August 12, 1831 - May 8, 1891.)
Arto Kuronen: bass
Päivi Kylmänen: vocals
Kimmo Lähteenmäki: piano, mellotron, organ
Sini Palokangas: saxophone
Continuity (5:00)
(music and arr. Virta/words Valtonen)
in the shrouds of the mist rising from the depths
of the newborn primordial sea
while the creators of the universe rested
the angels let the winds take me
to the way of the dead stars
the new self of reality
was chained to my future actions and thoughts
that predetermined exodus,
to which my incarnation was prepared
the strong wine consumed
the warm bread broken
the dead fish sanctified
my life was the initiation of death
a pure flame
gave birth to an eternal hope
in the midst of twilight
from a word a light was born
and a new path was open
to step from one body to another
as a soul reborn
Juha Kulmala: reading
Arto Kuronen: bass
Sini Palokangas: saxophone
Olli Valtonen: shrutibox
Ismo Virta: mellotron, guitar, synthesizer, drums
I am (11:57)
(music and arr. Virta/words Valtonen)
I am what I am
I am in everything, everyone is in me
I am the meaning of life
I am the cosmic consciousness
the wave that silences the mind
the shadow emerging from the light
the beginning and the end
I am the pulsating life
I am the hope and the prayer
I am the word of truth
I am the answer to everything
I am every step
every road that you take
I am every day
every night from which you wake up
I am what I am
I am in everything, everyone is in me
and when I die I still am
and I will be born again
*
I walk alone in the park
in the blue and gray glow
of the morning twilight
with no direction
full of longing I sit down on a bench
and focusing on the hypnotic glow of
the fireflies floating in the air around me
I leave my body
each step takes me further away from my smirking shadow,
already tired of me and staying behind
on the cast iron bench
wet with the early morning dew
(on the sixth day of April 1956)
*
I am the eternal life
I am the ray of love
I am the veil of oblivion
I am mercy and justice
I am every step
every road that you take
I am every day
every night from which you wake up
I am what I am
I am in everything, everyone is in me
and when I die I still am
and I will be born again
Juha Kulmala: reading
Arto Kuronen: bass
Päivi Kylmänen: vocals
Kimmo Lähteenmäki: drums
Kari Riihimäki: electric guitar
Ismo Virta: acoustic guitar, mellotron, organ, synthesizer
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