| Osmotar, the father of beer
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| He walked to the edge of the fields
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| The barley had come from Pellonpekko
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| Thus the barley was added to beer
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| Osmotar he rubbed his hands
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| So he rubbed the time after time
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| Thus the animals had come to life —
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| Those fetchers of the seasonings
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| He got the sap and he got spruce sprouts
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| Those he had fetched from the woods
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| That’s how Osmotar prepared the beer
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| Out of hops and barley
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| But the beer would not ferment
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| The costly ale lies still in place
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| That’s when the means were found by him —
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| By Osmotar, the god of beer
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| Get the predator’s saliva
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| Then he followed the instructions
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| So he fetched the bear’s saliva
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| It was time for the beer to ferment —
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| The dark proper beer so fragrant
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| Thus a toast was made to Ukko
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| Thus the pints of beer were raised
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| The holiest drink of them all
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| Which is called the sap of the gods |