Ägräs [English translation]

There Satan rang the bell

The devil beat the drum [Vaskirumpu: a light instrument, comp tool. Mentioned in the bible.]

After eating the meat of God

The man grew small

I got a moment, looked

life in the eyes

Teared it empty, left in the darkness

The tear’s salty

The blood’s thick

So our soul graves for blood

Ägräs

Where the darkness won the light

Extinguished the light of life

After eating the meat of God

After seeing the sun

[Ägräs or ekres was a miscellaneous sprite of vegetation that made the land productive. Ägräs was especially a protector of the root vegetables and double turnip was his/her badge. Finding a double turnip brought good luck, fertility and success.]

• Artist:Ajattara