They came across the sea Landed in the coast of Pommer They entered to south saxony During the thirty years war From Breitenfeld to Lutzen From Leipzig to Lens The Battle after one by one The were ready to the next The finnish light cavalrymen With the helmets and the swords The warhorses ready to fight Across the rivers they forded In the service of king Gustavus With their glory and their pride They raided, attacked savagely Through the enemy front they rode No mercy to the enemies Dust clouds, finnhorses breath Fight with courage to the end From dusk till the dawn of d**h Their strength and camaraderie Their battlefield success They were well-respected By their adversaries Chorus Attack - Scream your warcry
Fight proud with courage - Before you die Attack - Scream "Cut 'em down" k** 'em all now - Burn down their town "Our fatherland awaits us in the land of the snow Blazing flames in our beach and storms strongly blows Our hands fill the air with our strong mighty swords There faith and the honour of brotherhood strongly glows They forded across the Neva, snorting horses like war-beasts And swan over Vistula like hurrying to their feast Like the avengers they bring their sabres over the Rhine 'til from the Danube they all drank the emperor's wine" Of original swedish verses from The Finnish cavalry'battle March by Zacharius Topelius With a leather armor and a breastplacte of steel They fired the pistols then draw the sword