Karhunkaatolaulu [English translation]

The coarse-one crashed

The Lord of the forest tumbled

He fell as a king

Impaled by the alder spears

The coarse-one crashed

The Lord of the forest tumbled

He fell as a king

Impaled by the alder spears

In the spruces, in the woods

In the spring-time woods

The Kontio is made to fall1

The Kouvolainen is hunted

We search for his house

We stalk his home

We carve the stake

We try the spear

The coarse-one crashed

The Lord of the forest tumbled

He fell as a king

Impaled by the alder spears

We hold a funeral 2

We commemorate the forest-dweller

We also sacrifice to Ukko

We worship his son 3

We hold a funeral

We commemorate the forest-dweller

We also sacrifice to Ukko

We worship his son

The coarse-one crashed

The Lord of the forest tumbled

He fell as a king

Impaled by the alder spears

The coarse-one crashed

The Lord of the forest tumbled

He fell as a king

Impaled by the alder spears

We hold a funeral

We commemorate the forest-dweller

We also sacrifice to Ukko

We worship his son

We hold a funeral

We commemorate the forest-dweller

We also sacrifice to Ukko

We worship his son

1. In the past Finns believed that the bear was a sacred being, and saying its true name was considered dangerous. Because of this, Finns developed dozens of euphemisms for the bear, such as "Karhiainen" (coarse-one), "metsän herra" (Lord of the forest), "Kontio" and "Kouvolainen".2. It was once customary for Finnish hunters to hold a funeral for the bear they killed, to appease its spirit so it would not return to haunt them.3. The bear was thought to be the son of the thunder god Ukko.

• Artist:Korpiklaani
• Album:Tervaskanto (2007)