Vesilahden veräjillä [English translation]

Once grew up a beautiful child

Grew older a sun of Ukko

Kirmu, a bad-tempered, ferocious warrior

The lord of Vesilahti

At the age of four he rode a shepherd

At the age of five he crossed the Kaakila

bay with a horse

To the lands of Kirmu

To the house of a young man

Arrived the Lord of Huntu

Man of the cross, worshipper of Jesus Christ

Lord of Huntu was a preacher

Winding through the tales of his

Twisting the ancient stories

Threatening the children of Ukko

This was enough for Kirmu

Enough for the Lord of Vesilahti

Enough for the great warlord

Enough for the greatest of the swordsman

The wise ruler Kirmu

Captured the men of God

Imprisoned the Lord of Huntu

Tied up a bastard of Christ

And so said our Kirmu

Advised the Lord of Huntu:

"Leave thy faith and join us,

if you wish to stay alive!"

The lord of Huntu did not fear,

did not say a word

Still prayed for godless Kirmu,

who was about to nail him onto a tree

On Naulinkari of Sakaselkä

They left the Lord of Huntu

To make up his mind

To live or die

In the darkest night

With a moonless sky

Arrived the helping hands

Those who believed in God

Maiden Hilja, one of God's own

came to help the Lord of Huntu

with a child on her boat

She sailed to the rocks of Naulinkari

Maiden Hilja walked silently

Passed the guards of Kirmu

Set free the Lord of Huntu

escorted him to the secret sauna of Kerilahti

Kirmu was swearing and cursing

The enemy was nowhere to be seen

No longer trapped on his island

On Naulinkari of Sakaselkä

"Why oh why didn't I Kill him,

dare to murder man of Christ,

take the life from the Lord of Huntu,

strangle to death the man from Kalanti?"

The lord of Huntu could not escape

once again he was caught

this time it was forever

Eternally indeed

Lord of Huntu lost his arms

Hands were torn away

Torso pumping out the blood

Bleeding the life away

the bleeding arms were tied up

The arteries were burned and shut

That was the end of the Lord of Huntu

Too tired and too old to continue

The deeds of Kirmu were frightening

and ended up as these tales

In the land of forests

At the Gates of Vesilahti