Runo I

Let us clasp our hands together,
Let us interlock our fingers;
Let us sing a cheerful measure,
Let us use our best endeavors,

While our dear ones hearken to us,
And our loved ones are instructed,
While the young are standing round us,
Of the rising generation,

Let them learn the words of magic,
And recall our songs and legends,
Of the belt of Vainamoinen,
Of the forge of Ilmarinen,

And of Kaukomieli's sword-point,
And of Joukahainen's crossbow:
Of the utmost bounds of Pohja,
And of Kalevala's wide heathlands.