ILMARINEN

Ilmarinen, forger of the sky and ground, master of the winds
be with us as we set sail on this perilous journey
You can raise the wind, you can calm the storm
Give us good wind, spare us from your tempest
Ilmarinen, eternal blacksmith in the sky
You made the copper sky with stars so bright
Now, with your wind and by your stars
take us safely beyond this sea

There was born the Blacksmith Ilmarinen
Brought forth in the dark of night
raised in the same darkness.
They knew not how to call him
Father called him Ilmori, mother Armo and sisters Sotijalko.
With the morning light to the smithy he went
From his mighty shirt the smithy was made
and with his arms was the iron bent.

(Text by Reijo)