Peltirumpu
Sielun Veljet Lyrics

The lyrics to Sielun Veljet's song Peltirumpu speak of a lonely tin drum in a child's room. The walls of the room are yellow, as is the sun, and the singer longs to see it someday. The child in the room begs their mother to buy them a toy from the box, but after only one play, it ends up in the graveyard. The tin drum is personified as being lonely, and it starts up a robot that walks away, leaving the tin drum alone as always. The tin drum is tired of the smell of death and burns the curtains, as if it's finally able to see the sun. The child begs their mother to buy the tin drum something, and the mother looks into the closet, but the tin drum never burns.

The lyrics to Peltirumpu are haunting and dark, speaking of death and the loneliness of a forgotten toy. The use of personification gives the tin drum a voice, and the longing for the sun adds to the overall feeling of loneliness. The burning of the curtains can be seen as a release, a symbol of breaking free from the confines of the room and finally being able to see the world outside. However, the tin drum remains alone and forgotten, left to watch the world go by from its lonely corner of the room.