ðə lˈɪɹɪks ɑːɹ fɹʌm ɐ plˈeɪ bˈeɪst ɔnðə kˈʌlɚvˌoʊ lˈɛdʒənd tˈoʊld ɪnðə keɪlvˈɑːlə, ɹˈɪʔn̩ baɪ fˈɪnɪʃ pˈoʊɪt ænd plˈeɪɹaɪt pˈɑːvoʊ hɑːvˈɪkoʊ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi tˈuː.
The lyrics are from a play based on the Kullervo legend (told in the Kalevala), written by Finnish poet and playwright Paavo Haavikko in 1982.