Ennem' muia eli paljo,
In ancient times there were many
paljom' miähii mahtavia.
Many great men
Ennem' muinoi eli myäski,
In ancient times there was also
suuri noita Runamoine!
The great witch Runamoine
Runamoine - myrrysmiäsi,
Runamoine - the shaman
Runamoine - lovenkäyjä,
Runamoine who visited the Underworld
jumaltenki veroine,
On par with the gods
sankareista suuremmoisin!
The greatest of all heroes!
Elo maassa oli kurja,
Life was miserable in this land
katovuasi katkeraine.
In the bitter year of crop failures
Sitä ei jaksanu Runamoine,
Runamoine couldn't bear it
Selvittäny sankar' suuri.
The greatest hero couldn't solve it
Runamoine - myrrysmiäsi,
Runamoine - the shaman
Runamoine - lovenkäyjä,
Runamoine who visited the Underworld
jumaltenki veroine,
On par with the gods
sankareista suuremmoisin!
The greatest of all heroes!
Matko kahen taivaan verra,
He travelled the length of two skies
kolmeen taivaan korkeutta,
To the height of three skies
neljännellä napsahteli,
In the fourth one his sled snapped
reki täysir' riakaleiksi
Broke into pieces