Vottikaalina

Ei minusta lienekkänä
Ollenkana lienekkänä
Miniäksi miehelähän
Orjaksi anoppelahan

Vihainen minä miniä
Ankara anopin orja
Ei neiti minun näköinen
Osaisi orjana olla

Muistais ei mukihin mennä
Olla aina alla kynsin
Toinen kun sanan sanoisi
Minä kaksi vastoaisin

Kun tulisi tukkahani
Hairahtuisi hapsihini
Tukastani tuivertaisin
Hapsistani haivertaisin

(Trad., arr. Hdningarna)

Nay I never thought I ever
Would become nor could become
A slaving spouse in some mans house
A thrall under a mother-in-law

Rash I'd be as daughter-in-law
Mean a thrall for mother-in-law
Nay, a maiden molded this way
Loathly would her life a thrall stay

I'd forget to feign my fawning
Meekness would be seldom showing
Would she angry words be throwing
Twofold more I'd be her thrusting

Would she try to jerk my braiding
Should she seek to twitch my plaiting
I would jerk her off my braiding
Twitch I should her off my plaiting!