Kultapyörä

Song of a noita

Noidan laulu, the song of a noita, myrrimys (shaman, female), sang while boiling food in a pot.


Kiehu, kiehu, kattilainen
Ennenkö vierahat tulevat
Kylän pojat kyykkäsevät
Sinilakit siippasevat
Heinäkengät heittelevät
Niinipaulat nippasevät
Kurmupeskit kurppasevat

Boil, boil, little pot
Before the guests arrive
The sons of the village crawl
Blue hats come quickly
Hay shoes jump
Bast paulat slip in
Botfly beaskas travel

Kurmu = Reindeer botfly
Peski = beaska = reindeer fur coat.

By their attire, these guests seem to be Sámi.

Runosongs of interest

Only in Finnish, sorry. This is the source material.