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"Companions" | "Seuralaiset"

dark, gentle, whimsical, legend, fairy tale, Finnish folk-pop, chanson, ghost story

BlueSkyDreamers·3:44

Lyrics

Verse 1

(00:08) Hän peri talon rapistuvan

She inherited a dilapidated mansion

(00:09) pianon kauniin, pystysuoran

and a beautiful upright piano

(00:12) Yksin ollen soittamaan

Being lonely, she taught herself to play

(00:14) Sävelet kaikuivat käytävään

Every note echoed through the hallway

Verse 2

(00:16) Mutta mitä paremmin soitti,

But the better she played,

(00:19) sitä enemmän talo herättiin

the more the house seemed to come to life

(00:20) Hän alkoi kuvitella seuraa

She started to imagine company

(00:23) Tuoksut ja äänet kaikuivat

She smelled perfume and heard voices

Verse 2] [(repeated)

(00:25) Mutta mitä paremmin soitti,

But the better she played,

(00:27) sitä enemmän talo herättiin

the more the house seemed to come to life

(00:29) Hän alkoi kuvitella seuraa

She started to imagine company

(00:31) Tuoksut ja äänet kaikuivat

She smelled perfume and heard voices

Chorus

(00:33) Ikuisuus ei ole pitkä

Eternity is not too long

(00:35) kun ystävät ovat ihania (Niin ihanaa)

when your companions are such a delight (So lovely)

(00:41) He puhuvat hiljaa, ovat lempeitä

They are gentle and speak softly

(00:44) Niin miellyttävää seuraa...

Such pleasant company...

Verse 3

(00:49) Viimein - hän näki heidät

Finally - she saw them

(00:51) He olivat ystävällisiä

They were friendly

(00:53) Heitä oli tusina

A whole dozen of them

(00:55) Tänne kerääntyneinä

Collected here

Verse 4

(00:58) Yksi kuoli koleraan

One died of cholera

(00:59) Yksi putosi portaisiin

One fell down the stairs

(01:01) Yksi kuoli kaksintaistelussa

One died for love in a duel

(01:03) Ja yksi oli liian ujo puhumaan

And one was too bashful to speak

Verse 5

(01:05) Yksi kokkaa herkullista ruokaa

One cooks her delicious food

(01:07) Yksi soittaa duettoja haamuviululla

One plays duets with her on a phantom violin

(01:10) Yksi juttelee teekupin äärellä

One chats with her over tea

(01:12) Talo rapistui - mutta sydän täyttyi

The house falls apart - but her heart is full

Chorus

(01:15) Ikuisuus ei ole pitkä

Eternity is not too long

(01:18) kun ystävät ovat ihania (Niin ihanaa)

when your companions are such a delight (So lovely)

(01:24) He puhuvat hiljaa, ovat lempeitä

They speak quietly, they are gentle

(01:27) Niin miellyttävää seuraa….

Such pleasant company...

Verse 6

(01:32) Mutta eräänä päivänä saapui synkkä ilmoitus

But one day a grim notice arrived

(01:37) jollekulle, jolla ei ollut penniäkään

for someone without a penny

(01:40) Aaveet istuivat olohuoneessa lohduttomina

The ghosts sat in the parlor, disconsolate

(01:45) kun hän luki paperin uudelleen, kyynelten välissä

while she reread the paper, in between bouts of weeping

Verse 7

(01:49) Yksi kuiskasi hiljaa ja lempeästi

One murmured gentle and low

(01:53) Yksi kuivasi hänen silmänsä nenäliinalla

One dabbed her eyes with a tissue

(01:57) Yksi hieroi hänen selkäänsä

One rubbed her back

(02:00) Ja ujo keitti avuliaasti pannullisen teetä

And the bashful one helpfully made a pot of tea

Verse 8

(02:04) Hän katsoi ystäviään kyynelten läpi

She looked at all of them through her tears

(02:06) Sitten, selittämättömästi - hän nauroi

Then, inexplicably - she laughed

(02:09) Kaikki säikähtivät, paitsi hän itse

Everyone was startled, except herself

(02:12) "Ystävät," hän sanoi, "Tulkaa ja kuunnelkaa..."

"Companions," she said, "Gather round and listen..."

Verse 9

(02:17) Nyt aamiaisvieraat

Now bed and breakfast guests

(02:18) kilpailevat huoneesta, jonka tapetit rapistuvat

fight to reserve the room with peeling wallpaper

(02:21) Elokuvaryhmät kuvaavat kolmannessa kerroksessa (Niin kaunista)

Movie crews film on the third floor (So scenic)

(02:28) Ujon muotokuvat myyvät kuin kuumille kiville (Niin kaunis)

The bashful one’s portraits sell like hotcakes (So beautiful)

(02:32) ja leipomosta loppuvat haamumuffinit (Niin maukasta)

and the bakery sells out of ghost muffins (So tasty)

Verse 10

(02:37) Ihmiset lentävät paikalle kaikkialta

People fly in from all corners

(02:39) ja jonot ovat mittaamattoman pitkät

and the lines are immeasurably long

(02:42) kurkistamaan, edes yhdeksi päiväksi,

to gawk, even for a day,

(02:45) maailman kummituksisimpaan taloon...

at the most haunted house in the world...

Bridge

(02:49) Ja kun ovet sulkeutuvat ja rauha laskeutuu

And when the doors close and peace reigns

(02:53) he loikoilevat olohuoneessa aamutakeissaan

they rest in the parlor in their dressing gowns

(02:57) ja nauravat päivän tapahtumille

and laugh about the day

(03:00) Hän, ja ystävät…

She, and her companions...

Chorus

(03:02) Ikuisuus ei ole pitkä

Eternity is not too long

(03:04) kun ystävät ovat ihania (Niin ihanaa)

when your companions are such a delight (So lovely)

(03:11) He puhuvat hiljaa, ovat lempeitä

They speak quietly, they’re kind

(03:14) Niin miellyttävää seuraa...

Such pleasant company...

Outro

(03:17) (Mmmhmm…)

(03:20) Niin lempeitä ja ystävällisiä...

So gentle and kind…

(03:25) (Mmmhmm...)

(03:29) Niin miellyttävää seuraa...

Such pleasant company…

Notes: A woman inherits a dilapidated mansion but soon begins to realize that she’s not alone...

Expanded lyrics/story

A woman who is very ill inherits a vast mansion in poor repair. She's surprised to discover a beautiful piano in excellent condition.

She’s alone in the world and teaches herself piano to keep herself company. As her playing steadily improves, she senses small changes in her environment.

She starts to smell violets, then gardenia perfume, then the scent of dark rose shaving cream. She hears quiet murmurs that sound like people having a conversation. The progress of her illness can make her disoriented, so she’s not frightened; she simply finds it odd.

The other inhabitants of the house finally reveal themselves. They are all ghosts. They’ve passed on in various ways - from sickness, from a duel, etc.

They’re friendly and all have various talents. The bashful ghost paints stunning portraits, the quiet ghost who died of cholera cooks beautifully, the lovestruck duelist plays duets with her on the piano.

She’s happy with her ghost companions in her last days, until one day she receives a notice that heavy taxes are due on the property (and they will lose their home). She and her “company” gather in the parlor. They comfort her as she weeps.

But suddenly she startles everyone - by laughing.

[Spoiler] Deciding to turn a disadvantage into an advantage, she freely admits that the house is filled to the rafters with ghosts of every description, and starts a company to advertise this.

Soon the world beats a pathway to her door - everyone wants to visit "the most haunted house in the world.”

Her home (and the home of her companions) is saved. At night, after the crowds leave, they rest comfortably in the private parlor in their dressing gowns, chatting about the entertaining events of the day.

It’s up to you to decide - are the ghosts simply a manifestation of her fatal illness, signaling the end - or did she really find a group of ghostly companions who’ll all be good company to each other when she also passes over.

(If I have to pick the "true" version - they're real.)

As she’s quite ill, she doesn’t have much longer to live - but it doesn’t bother her to spend eternity with such pleasant company.

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