Paljon on koskessa kiviä [English translation]

The water streams tremble,

the river hillocks make noise [”kurmuttavat” seems to be a made up word]

The stark rapids do not have mercy,

stark rapids, treacherous waterfall

Strikes on the neck, gnaws the leg,

rushes down to the back, kicks in the head

I yell, scream, curse

I cry, whine, perkele!

The battle is fierce, the wrestling wild,

full of crushing blows

The log underneath is solid,

hard is the trunk over the rapids

A lot of water, a lot of stream

how much longer will I endure?

The river will not yield,

and neither will I!

There are plenty of rocks in the rapids

-a lot of logs to take

There are plenty of rocks in the rapids

-a long way to go

There are plenty of rocks in the rapids

-my home village is awaiting me already

There are plenty of rocks in the rapids

-I am pining after my old lady already

I can barely stand,

to converse with the pike pole

Take wood, bring wood,

trade them for squirrel skin

Strikes on the neck, gnaws the leg

Rushes down to the back, kicks in the head

I yell, scream, curse

I cry, whine, perkele!