wedding went terribly wrong at Härmä ( Again?)
Good Old Ultra-violent Drunken Wedding at Härmä
Modernized Traditional song by Lauri Tähkä & Elonkerjuu
"...Corpses were carried from the house to the yard..."
[chorus] "...If you lads got guts, hit with a [Puukko-] Knife!!!"
"younger kids, those devils, started the fight...then two guys from Härmä ended it..."
Background: the old inheritance law / custom
Those younger sons were called Häjys, they inherited practically nothing (= no future, frustrated and drunk young rascals armed with puukkos.), usually the oldest son got everything. The Cossacks were used to pacify the area.
