Sunray and Goblin

When the sun had run its course
From her sisters she fell behind
- the last sunray

As darkness was approaching
Sunray, Goldwing
Was just about to fly past it

When she saw a little hobgoblin walk towards her
He had just gotten up from his cave
See, before sunset Goblin cannot
Ever live on the ground!

As they watched each other
Goblin felt in his chest
A peculiar burn

He said: "You burn my eyes,
But never in my life
Have I seen anything so lovely!

I don't mind if your glow blinds me
It's easy for me to wander in the dark.
Stay with me, and I'll show you the way to our home cave
And I shall take you to be my darling!"

Sunray replied: "Darling Goblin,
Darkness will surely kill me,
and I don't wish to die.
I must leave at once,
For if I don't fly into the light,
I shan't live for another moment!"

And so beautiful Sunray left,
yet even now when Goblin wanders alone
He wonders why some are children of the light
And some love the night.

- "Sunray and Goblin" sung by Tapio Rautavaara
- The English translation was taken from here.

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A Christmas present for my father. This picture is based on a Finnish children's song "Sunray and Goblin" written and composed by Reino Helismaa in 1949.

I made this in Adobe Illustrator. I need to improve my skills with that program... 



P.S. I did a comic version of this song in 2011.