Voyager
Jaakko Laitinen Väärä Raha Lyrics

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Avaruuden aavaan yöhön
Maitopyörän pientareille
Linnunradan riekaleille
Kutsuttuna nousit työhön

Olla viestinviejä juuri
Yössä lentää lailla riekon
Kera kantaa kultakiekon

Ympärillä yö on suuri

Salat kaasujättiläisten
Paljastelit ensin meille
Tähtösistä haaveilleille
Halki liu'uit saarten jäisten

Instrumenttisi pois päältä
Yksi sammuu jälkeen toisen
Valo hiipuu aurinkoisen
Erkanet jo kauas täältä

Oi Voyager tähtilintu
Ylsit kaikkein korkeimmaksi
Ihmiskätten töitten tuotos
Yksi nousi nousi kaksi

Oi Voyager tähtilintu
Tuolla kyntää taivaanmerta
Korkeinta kaukaisuutta
Kosket ensimmäistä kertaa

Jou'uit ou'oille oville
Oortin Pilvenkin perille
Tähtien tulikerille
Korpiseu'uille koville

Kiekko kirjailtu kuvilla
Kaukaa maapallokodista
Vaiti vainosta sodista
Tarvot tähtien tuvilla

Oi Voyager tähtilintu

Overall Meaning

In "Voyager," Jaakko Laitinen Väärä Raha takes us on a journey through space, addressing the Voyager 1 and 2 spacecrafts that were launched by NASA in 1977. The song reflects on the accomplishments of these spacecrafts as they journeyed beyond the boundaries of our solar system and explored the vastness of space.

The first stanza paints a vivid picture of the vastness of space, as the Voyager spacecrafts venture out into the unknown. The spacecraft is compared to a bird flying through the night with its cargo, which is a reference to the Golden Record. The record contains images, sounds and messages from Earth, which was intended to be a message to extraterrestrial life.

The second stanza talks about the scientific discoveries made by Voyager as it discovered the secrets of gas giants, Jupiter and Saturn, and their moons. The 'stars' mentioned in the lyrics could also refer to other distant celestial objects that the Voyager passed by on its journey. The Voyager is depicted as a conqueror and a messenger, telling the story of humanity to the cosmos.

The third stanza refers to the end of the Voyager's mission as it cruises further away from Earth. The lights of the sun begin to fade as the spacecraft travels further away, and one by one, the instruments on the Voyager will eventually die out. Finally, the Voyager will become lost in the vastness of space, far from the only home it has ever known.

Overall, "Voyager" is a tribute to the incredible achievements of human science and wonder, while simultaneously reflecting on our smallness in the greater scheme of things.

Line by Line Meaning

Avaruuden aavaan yöhön
Into the vastness of space's night

Maitopyörän pientareille
Onto the side of the Milky Way

Linnunradan riekaleille
To the scraps of the galaxy

Kutsuttuna nousit työhön
Summoned for a mission you rose

Olla viestinviejä juuri
To be a messenger in this very moment

Yössä lentää lailla riekon
Fly through the night like a grouse

Kera kantaa kultakiekon
Carrying a golden disc

Ympärillä yö on suuri
The night all around is vast

Salat kaasujättiläisten
Revealing the secrets of gas giants

Paljastelit ensin meille
You showed us first

Tähtösistä haaveilleille
For those who dream of stars