Meie oleme aga mehed kui metsapullid,
We are men like wild bulls,
Aru Jaani hallid sõnnid,
Aru Jann’s grey steers,
läheme muudkui metsa möirates
bellowing we go the woods,
ja tammikusse tallates.
trampling to the oak grove.

Las tulevad aga tuhut Tuudi meest
Let them come, the thousand men of Tuudi,
ja sada Sauga valla meest,
another hundred from Sauga parish,
küll meie neid siis puistame
we shall scatter them to the winds
ja margapuuga mõõdame!
and take their measure by steelyard.

Kütame küla külmad saunad,
We shall heat up the cold village saunas,
teeme terveks haiged neiud,
heal sickly maidens,
laseme kuppu Kaiele,
put cupping glasses on Kaie,
mahakukkund Maiele.
and on fallen Maie.

Ei meie hooli uppumist
We do not fear drowning
ega karda kaevu kukkumist,
nor falling into a well,
jookseme otseti joasse,
headlong we plunge into a creek,
kaksiti karupesasse.
rush into a bear’s lair.

Muudel on sängid ja muudel mängid,
Others have beds and others have games,
mul ei sängi, mul ei mängi,
I have neither a bed nor a game,
mure minul on ja teomehe hool,
trouble I have and a bondman’s care,
ei neist pääse kuskile poole.
no escape from them.

Kui mina vaeneke väsind olen,
When I, poor me, get tired,
kus ma selle koorma panen?
where shall I lay this burden?
Mure panen musta parre pääl,
Trouble I set on the black beam,
hoole heida õrre pääle.
care I cast on the perch.

Hommikul, tilluke, jälle teole,
In the morning, bond again for me, the tiny,
väeti, härra välja pääle, —
the wee me, (again) onto my master’s field.
mure tuleb parrelt põue taas,
Trouble comes back into my bosom,
hool see jookseb õue kaasa.
care runs along into the yard.

Oi jumal, oi jumal, jumaluke,
Oh, Lord, dear Lord,
viska alla vinnaköied,
throw down some hoisting ropes
et ma üles taeva teomeheks saaks
so I could enter the heavenly bond,
Maarja loole, Looja maale.
make hay for Maria in the Creator’s realm.

Las aga meie Mari tulla,
Let our Mari come,
küll mina teen tal jalad alla.
I shall get her on her feet.

Ait-tali-rali-raa, ali-ramp-tamp-taa.
Ait-tali-rali-raa, ali-ramp-tamp-taa.
Utireetu, utireetu, trallallaa.
Utireetu, utireetu, trallallaa.

Mul sukakannas suured augud
My sock heels have holes
just nagu vana mära laugud.
like an old mare’s blaze.

Kõrv minul ajab jorupilli,
My ears are singing as if
Alt-Tare Jüri torupilli.
Jüri from next door was playing the pipes.

Skogen står tyst, himlen är klar
The forest is quiet, the sky is clear
Hör, huru tjusande vallhornet lullar
Listen, hear how enchantingly the shepherd’s horns sing their lullaby.

Kvällsolns bloss sig stilla sänker
The evening sun’s blush slowly sinks
Sänker sig ner uti den lugna, klara våg
Sinks down to the calm, clear waves.
Ibland dälder gröna kullar
Among the green hills and valleys
Eko kring neiden far
It echos around near and far.

Cik naksnīnas pret ziemeli redzēj’ kāvus karojam
How many nights against the North wind
Ē, redzēj’ kāvus karojam;
I saw the Northern Lights fighting;
Karo kāvi pie debesu, vedīs karus mūs’ zemē;
Fighting in the sky, the Northern Lights
Ē, vedīs karus mūs’ zemē
Bring wars to our land.