Sampo (Сампо)

Suomi-Filmi presents

Based on the themes of Kalevala

Made as a Mosfilm and Suomi-Filmi co-production in 1959

This film is dedicated to the memory -

of Elias Lönnrot, the collector of Karelian folklore.

Mastered by desire impulsive,

by a mighty inward urging,

I am ready now for singing,

ready to begin the chanting

Golden friend, and dearest brother,

brother dear of mine in childhood,

Let us clasp our hands together

fingers intertwined with fingers

Come and sing with me the stories,

come and chant with me the legends.

You did your chores, Lemminkäinen. Go on home now.

Hello!

Hello!

Mother!

Darling Goldilocks!

Ilmarinen!

Annikki, dear sister. What is on your mind?

The eyes as blue as the sea.

Canst thou forge for us the Sampo, hammer us the lid in colours?

On one side to grind the flour, on another to make the salt.

We would never go hungry if we had the Sampo.

Cannot forge for thee the Sampo without heavenly fire.

Fire from the nave of the sky.

Where has the spark gone, the one given to us by thunder?

Louhi took the spark to the stony hills of Northland.

Sampo! Sampo!

Sampo!

Sampo!

Sampo! Sampo! Sampo!

Have you already forged the Sampo? Hammered me the lid in colours?

You'll never have the wisdom to forge such things!

We tried with all our might!

Throw this jester into the pit with vipers and snakes!

Have mercy, my dear lady!

There is one who can forge it, hammer you the lid in colours!

- Who is it? - It is Ilmarinen the blacksmith,

the ancient forging master.

On the plains of Kalevala.

He, the one that forged the heavens, forged the air a hollow cover.

Listen, wizard. Bring this Ilmarinen to me,

so that I can have a look at him.

Rise up, blacksmith. Come to the banks of Northland.

Rise up, blacksmith. Come to the banks of Northland.

Rise up, come here!

Come here!

Annikki, dear sister.

The sister of Ilmarinen, the most crafty forging master.

We are bound to get the Sampo.

Fly, fly, my cloak. Cross the sea like a storm.

Hello, sun, to your pretty face for rising up so beautifully

From under the ground and way up above the trees

Make your way safe and sound, travel without harm

End your journey beautifully and pleasantly come the evening

End your journey beautifully and pleasantly come the evening

Annikki!

Annikki!

Annikki!

Fly, fly, Goldilocks, to the courtyards of Kalevala.

Thereto take my message.

Bitter in this place of ruin.

Thus will I, chick, disappear

Thus will I, fair maiden, perish

Within a hill of copper

Imprisoned in a cave by Louhi

This is the last thing you'll do,

and it will be the end of you!

Ilmarinen! Your graceful sister is in the darkness of Northland.

Annikki.

Give me your sword so I can rescue the maiden.

Bide a while, Lemminkäinen. I shall accompany you.

Hear this, old Väinämöinen.

The evil lady of Northland has just captured Annikki.

Where can I get a vessel so we can sail there?

It is a vast, open sea to sail. A long way to travel.

Be that as it may, I will hastily give you a vessel

which will glide on the surging waves like a swan.

Help us, old Väinämöinen!

Here is an oak to work on, a wonderful tree to build a boat.

It will take us to Northland to aid dear Annikki in distress.

- Who on earth are you? - We are the winds.

The winds?

- I came from the west. - I am a great summer's wind.

- From the far north-east. - I stood still as a thick fog.

Fog?

I blew from the farthest North,

freezing everything on my way.

Who is this talking?

I am Frost, son of gale,

bringer of cold weather.

Please release me from these chains, untie my cumbersome restraints.

So, Annikki dear,

I will give you chores,

some work to do to pass your time,

make your day fly by with haste.

May the sun shine onto you.

Glide upon the trackless waters,

sail away, my ship of magic

Sail without the touch of hand

without an oar to propel thee

Caress the vessel, dear wind

Guide it across the wide blue sea

Bring the men to Northland, then

Brave young souls to the coldness there

Come out, you seers! Down from the cliffs, wizards!

Whose is this boat approaching us through the waves?

Milady!

One is Lemminkäinen and the other Ilmarinen the blacksmith!

Greetings to you! Thank you for your welcome!

Is there space for us to draw our ship ashore?

Dry land to rest it on? Ground for us to fight on?

Yard enough for us to battle? - I suppose we have room for you.

Places for throat-cutting.

To kill such a scoundrel, slay a no-good man.

What are you babbling about, vile woman?

Give Annikki back to us. Let the poor thing board the boat.

I will not give her to you.

Let this arrow fly toward you, split the spleen of this evil woman!

Hold on, Lemminkäinen.

What will you give me as ransom for the young maiden?

What are you asking for?

If you plough my field full of vipers!

I shall do it! Take me to the field.

Give to me your plough. Bring forth a horse to pull it.

I shall not give to you my plough, nor my horse to the mouth of vipers.

I will make you a pleasing plough and harness a good horse, too.

Milady!

Soon Lemminkäinen will be ploughing the field of vipers.

He will take the girl back.

Poor men will be left without a vessel. Boatless, our dear guests.

I have ploughed your field of vipers.

May it grow viperless from this day forth.

Bring forth our Annikki!

I shall give her to you. But how will you take her to sea?

A pike splashed around here with its mighty tail.

He whipped your boat to pieces, snapped the arcs into bits.

I will make a new vessel. Replace it with an iron one.

So the giant pike may bite away and break his teeth while trying.

A boat is emerging from the fire, a boat is emerging!

If you are asking for a ride to the underworld,

there is your vessel. - Banish the horrid ship!

Now give Annikki back to us.

- Your maiden is not ready. - Damn you and your lies.

You ploughed the field,

but you will not get your sister without more serious chores.

Well, what do you ask of me?

Forge a Sampo on our rock, hammer us the lid in colours.

Listen, Lady of the North. I'll make you tools.

If you won't forge me the Sampo, you will not get your sister alive.

- Listen, Lady of the North. - Hammer me the lid in colours!

Wilt thou forge the Sampo?

I guess I will forge the Sampo.

Like I once forged the sky.

We will take Annikki back. Bring her home with us.

- Well? - From the tips of white-swan feathers,

from the finest wool of lambkins, from a single grain of barley.

These will make the Sampo.

From the tips of white-swan feathers.

From the finest wool of lambkins.

From a single grain of barley.

These will make the Sampo.

Sampo! Sampo!

Sampo.

Give me fire for my furnace from the nave of the sky!

The nave of the sky?

The ground must be ploughed to grow, fishnets thrown in water to feed one.

Sampo cannot be made without fire.

He wants the enchanted flame.

Then we'll have our Sampo, with a beautiful lid in colours!

- On one side to grind the flour. - On another to make the salt.

A moneymaker on the third!

Get the wizards to labour. Make them work the bellows.

Inflame the inflamers!

Will the Sampo be ready soon?

Make everyone labour, work the bellows more mightily!

Inflame the inflamers!

Work the bellows!

Water!

Bring water hither!

Sampo.

Sampo!

Sampo...

Well? Now, woman, give me my Annikki.

Did our new Sampo work its lid in colours?

Thus let the Sampo be born.

May it work its lid in colours.

- Where is my sister? - You can have the girl.

- Annikki. - Lemminkäinen.

Annikki.

Dear sister.

Leave this place, you dogs!

Finally the duckling is under my wing,

my favourite bird by my side.

I will never give up my darling, never forget my dear maiden.

What did you give for me? Miserable, little me?

Your brother, he forged a Sampo for your ransom.