| Iso maha, moottorisaha | A swollen belly, a chainsaw’s rasping moan, |
| Teurastaja ja teurastettava | Butcher and beast bound to the blade, alone, |
| Avopotilas, palkkasotilas | Outpatient, plaything of war for hire, |
| Kumivaate ja periaate | Rubber raiment—creed he will not tire. |
| Pyörii lihamylly ja teurastajan pylly | The meat-grinder whirls, the butcher’s haunches spin, |
| Tahdissa vasaran | Kept in blacksmith’s rhythm, hammer within, |
| Sirkkelit nuo viestiä tuo | Bright sawblades send their tidings, cold and clear, |
| Krematorio kuoleman | The charnel furnace of death burns near. |
| Silloin veri kuohahtaa | Then blood surges up, a crimson tide, |
| Kun pitkä ja hikinen hevari huutaa | When the tall, sweat-shining metalhead cries, |
| Silmät päästä purskahtaa | His eyes protrude as if to burst their hold, |
| Kun se lattialle oksentaa | When he heaves on the floor, hot and cold. |
| Se istuu Neitsyt Marian viereen | He sits down beside Virgin Mary’s shade, |
| Ja tulipatsaita taivaaseen pieree | And blows fire-pillars skyward, unafraid, |
| Polvistuu paavin eteen | He kneels before the pontiff’s solemn gaze, |
| Ja heittää paavin aterian veteen | And casts the pontiff’s supper to the waves. |
| Paha, ruma, moottorimuna | Wicked, misshapen, a motorized seed, |
| Kuristaja ja kuristettava | Strangler and strangled—two parts of one deed, |
| Palkkasotilas, avopotilas | Mercenary, the wound’s own guest, |
| Kumivaate on periaate | Rubber attire—his one bequest. |
| Pyörii lihamylly ja teurastajan pylly | The meat-grinder whirls, the butcher’s haunches spin, |
| Tahdissa vasaran | Kept in blacksmith’s rhythm, hammer within, |
| Sirkkelit nuo viestiä tuo | Bright sawblades send their tidings, cold and clear, |
| Krematorio kuoleman | The charnel furnace of death burns near. |
| Istuu Neitsyt Marian viereen | Seats himself beside the Virgin’s grace, |
| Ja tulipatsaita taivaaseen pieree | And sends up fire-pillars through heaven’s face, |
| Polvistuu paavin eteen | He kneels before the pontiff’s solemn gaze, |
| Ja heittää paavin aterian veteen | And casts the pontiff’s supper to the waves. |
| Pyörii lihamylly ja teurastajan pylly | The meat-grinder whirls, the butcher’s haunches spin, |
| Tahdissa vasaran | Kept in blacksmith’s rhythm, hammer within, |
| Sirkkelit nuo viestiä tuo | Bright sawblades send their tidings, cold and clear, |
| Krematorio kuoleman | The charnel furnace of death burns near. |
| Silloin veri kuohahtaa | Then blood surges up, a crimson tide, |
| Kun pitkä ja hikinen hevari huutaa | When the tall, sweat-shining metalhead cries, |
| Silmät päästä purskahtaa | His eyes protrude as if to burst their hold, |
| Kun se lattialle oksentaa | When he heaves on the floor, hot and cold. |
| Se istuu Neitsyt Marian viereen | He sits down beside Virgin Mary’s shade, |
| Ja tulipatsaita taivaaseen pieree | And blows fire-pillars skyward, unafraid, |
| Polvistuu paavin eteen | He kneels before the pontiff’s solemn gaze, |
| Ja heittää paavin aterian veteen | And casts the pontiff’s supper to the waves. |