Sunday, March 16, 2008

Heinäsirkka, Heinäsirkka, Mene Täältä Hiiteen

Happy Saint Urho's Day, everyone. Celebrate the legend of the man who saved the Finnish vineyards from the grasshoppers. Sort of.

Ode to Saint Urho

by Gene McCavic and Richard Mattson
Virginia, Minnesota

Ooksi kooksi coolama vee
Santia Urho is ta poy for me!
He sase out ta hoppers as pig as pirds.
Neffer peefor haff I hurd tose words!


He reely tolt tose pugs of kreen
Braffest Finn I effer seen
Some celebrate for St. Pat unt hiss nakes
Putt Urho poyka kot what it takes.


He kot tall and trong from feelia sour
Unt ate kala moyakka effery hour.
Tat's why tat kuy could sase toes peetles
What krew as thick as chack bine neetles.


So let's give a cheer in hower pest vay
On Sixteenth of March, St. Urho's Tay.

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