The Earth Is a Sinful Song (1973) - full transcript

Catch any fish?

Nothing to brag about

We're already going away

Boys are going to distill moonshine, eh?

Yeah, right

Stop barking, damn dog

Village of Siskonranta, Southern
Lapland. After the war.

Come on, get up!

Get up, goddammit!
I already cooked the coffee

For fuck's sake, stop
sleeping without a shirt!

The Lantto boys have also
been fishing last night



Oh

Yep

Are we going again tonight, old-timer?

Who knows if we'll catch anything

Oh, Jussi! Where should I
take his wife?

Life should separate us...

If one takes a drop of
the funny stuff...

To take such a wimp for a wife,
a handsome man!

Uh huh...

A bad wife...

Fucking shit!

Damn bitches,
go to hell!

Juhani-daddy...

Our cow is calving



She's got it backwards

I... came to you

Do I get help?

It's urgent

Goddammit

Fuck, to kill...

Why bring him here?

He's not mine

Well, he's been here as a
hired hand, hasn't he?

Has he been hit many times?

I don't know, it was such a fast job -

and I didn't see him much

Did you hit him? -No

Who then?

Iitori of the house of Lantto

I'll get the police tomorrow,
it won't do any good now -

they would just blame me

There were witnesses, right?

Fuck, it must be chopped to pieces

You got it in Helsinki,
just like me.

Bad blood, godddammit.
- The bad get the syphilis in Helsinki.

He smoked in Helsinki.
- There's syphilis frther away, too.

I got gonorrhea

Tell me, Jussi-daddy, how
I can repay your help...?

No need to pay for a case
like this

Not him. - Right

I'd do it any which way.
- Right

Sure I would have. -Well,
Jussi-daddy is a married man

Well, maybe I could give it
a try, then

Oh...

He's such a male -

for now

Good morning. - Where are you
coming from this early?

There was a cow about to die
in Liinunkorpi

We were able to save it with
Juhani-daddy

Why don't we have a coffee?

We already drank in Liinunkorpi,
but... well...

I wonder if they fought at the ball...

I don't know, they came at night
and he seems to be OK. - Yes

He's probably courting your Martta -

and they're staying in the barns
all through the nights, like I did

Yep, yep

She's a handsome girl,
that Martta -

and pretty too, with
nothing else to complain about

I think Pertti will get a good
wife out of her

A good wife

What is it that makes you
so sleepy?

Who were you with last night?

I do all the work here,
with a grown-up in the house

And where have you been
all night, men?

We saved a cow, it
would've died. - What?

Liar

Been getting boned by Kurki-Vertti?

He was a good fisherman, -

He caught more with a rod
than we'd catch with a net

They weren't fishing for clams

They say a tramp got killed,
is that true?

It's true

A tramp, that's what he was

Such a trouble-maker

No wonder they killed him

I sure don't miss him

Didn't he come from south?

Yep, from there. They said
from Lapua or something

That's where the heroes are

It's a pity a young man
had to -

go to jail.
- A man in his prime

I wonder if he had any relatives?

Surely a father and a mother
like the rest of us

I hear he left a mother and a
father behind, -

don't know about sisters
or brothers. - I see

O Lord, if I, -

a traveller upon earth -

at the end of my journey

will see you

O, if once -

I might see the Lord -

in his glory

My heart yearns for you, -

screams for you -

my spirit

Alone is...

A good farmhand

In winter he brought water from the
hole in the ice and chopped small wood

Careful, now

It'll be ok

You're welcome to take coffee.
There's soup, too

Hi. - Howdy

Now aren't you a plump girl...

Old man!

What have you done to
your leg?

saw a Lapp and started limping

Limping, because she's
seen half a man

Making tricks, goddammit

I'll show you, I'll come and
put fire on your cunthairs

I like the Lapp, -

the one that was at the
fueral the day before yesterday

You are too young

We're almost of the same age

I hear he's got a whole lot
of bastards, take care

Oula Nahkamaa is his name

Come visit us sometime,
you never come

Age has nothing to do with it,
if you get a crush on someone

It ain't strange, -

if you can't stop thinking
about men in your age

Can't see nor hear anything

Who is it?

A Lapp.
From another siida.

His name is Nahkamaa.
He's got some reindeer here for counting

Is the Lapp married?

No, he isn't married, -

but he has a bad reputation,
anyway

has a whole lot of kids

Get up, you, your father
is going to the timber harvest

You need to prepare his food

I'll squeeze the
milk from your tits, -

if you don't stop sleeping naked

it's the same game every morning

She messes around with the
old-timer just to spite him

I tell you, that's trouble -

when I was a child I was
ashamed even in front of my own father, -

but you'll end up just like
Aino Liinukorpi, -

selling your ass

God bless you

We've got no one to send
to the timber harvest

Hannes is still too young

Things aren't so well with us, either -

Juhani-daddy drinks up
everything he earns

A man is a woman's help and joy.
For you too.

You'll always get something
out of his earnings, -

Surely he can spare a few
marks at home, too

You haven't taken care
of that in your time

You've been giving it
away for too cheap

I've never asked for your
man's cock, you know that

He goes to work through
all the barns

I wouldn't wonder if
he ends up a father of a bastard

Be careful lest you soon
have grandchildren

Juhani-daddy wouldn't
fuck you anyway

Now look at that, a drunkard
pretending to fix a sledge

He can't get a log on
the sledge, that's the reason

Own wife calls him a drunkard

Run, run, fucking bitch

So you're not coming on Sunday.
Not worth waiting? -No

Might even take a month

Surely you'll make sure that
there's enough smallwood, old-timer?

Sure, sure I'll take care of the wood

But don't drive the stallion
sweaty so early on

Goddammit

Pull! And again

Do you know about
the reindeer separation?

Is it soon?

Shouldn't it be soon?

I think they'll be driven in soon

I just saw a man going
to your place

It was a Lapp from Nahkamaa

I've even dreamt about him

Oh God, I don't know
what to do

He's so manly

Read the Bible, -

it'll help

Elina, what's Aulis like?

He's quiet

That's fine, you're quiet too

but is he an eager kisser?

What do you mean?

Is he horny?

But we aren't married

Jesus Christ, what
are you thinking about us?

Don't be such a hypocrite

Why would you get married
just for a kiss?

Tell me now, have you...?

No we don't do that

What a nice weather

We'll see what kind
of a winter we'll get

We'll see

She's pregnant, that Hertta

Right

Sired at our place

Our Albert has stuffed
good stuff into her arse

Come with me Martta

That's all there is to it,
just come

Come with me.
- In a while

That's a good bull,
our Albert

I'm not going anywhere
with you

They give sermons about
us, have you heard?

There's been nothing between
us, I don't care for you

Let's go skiing.
I won't get any worse

Have you been before...

Last year I was there
carrying hay

I've been there picking
cloudberry

It's a tough job, carrying
sacks of potatoes. -Yep

I'm there reaping crops
every now and then

Water keeps going in
the legs of my boots, -

it's so hard to
find a dry spot

Wade between the tussocks

I won't let you

I still won't let you

I won't let you fuck me,
and you know it

Oh shit

And again in a while

Why didn't you keep at it?

Who could do it?

The grease shoots out,
it's impossible

Keep your pants on, we'll
screw again soon

Wait for a while

Fuck by yourself

It ain't all that warm,
this house

Come sleep next to me,
it'd be warmer

Come here beside me,
under the blanket

What would happen if I came, eh?

I fucked a whole lot of
bitches when I was young, goddammit

Gotta know that

Just fucking let me in!

Fucking shit!

Who's it cursing here?

Oh my God, what is it?

Keep quiet, kids,
it won't help

Oh my God, look at
all that blood

It's gotta be blocked.
Bring some water, Hannes

Gotta clean it up

Pray in God's name, children.
Can you do it?

When would poor Aino have
had the time to teach you?

All right, boys

That one belongs to
Aulis Rantasalo, bring it here

Here's some blood for Aino
Liinukorpi

I heard she died
this morning

Aino is dead?

Yep. They say she had
a difficult miscarriage

She dealt her ass out
on the field

I used to visit her too,
and what a perky ass that was

Why did you come here?
- I don't know

Girls like that...

Come down

Will you buy me a coffee,
I'll come?

Sure thing

Hey, Elekko, come
buy coffee

Would you give anything else?
- Good buns

I'll knock at your window
tonight, will you let me in?

I'll fart through the doorcrack

It's too cruel,
I can't look

It's never bothered me,
I don't find it strange

That'd be 20 thousand

Take eighteen

Hell, let's split it in half

All right

One, two, three, four...

Come to Ylläs to be my wife.
I have a house there

It actually belongs to my
father, but he'll die soon enough

I'll buy you a ring when
I go to Norway next summer

I've got a big house

I know you

You have children
in every village

Iknow what you want

What they're saying isn't
true. they're all lying

Give me a kiss too

You're a perv

I'll marry you. - We'll see

I'll bring you an engagement
ring next summer

Fuck, take it easy!

Are you burying Aino alone?

That's right

I've been thinking about taking
Hannes from Liinunkorpi -

for an adoptive son, to
help the old-timer

I visited Kurkelainen,
the children are there

He's such a healthy kid -

and age is starting to slow
me down, as well. - Yeah

Oh Jesus, to look at yourself in
the mirror in the middle of the day, -

like you had nothing else to do

This village is a den of sin

You cry and whine -

in your sins like miserable
pups under the table of the lamb -

begging for crumbs from his
heavenly meal, -

his heavenly table of mercy

But remember that you
have earned nothing -

that he should give you,
but every crumb of bread, -

with which he feeds you
is great mercy

I had a dream

I saw - it looked like
Aulis Outakova

He wanted me to go with him

What did he tell you?

He said nothing

He grabbed my neck and
whispered in my ear, -

but I didn't understand
what he said

Were you horny for that
young man in your dream?

Yes

Did you feel like you
couldn't stay still, -

and did you get sweaty?

Yes

Listen to me, Elina, -

lustful thoughts were
with you

Was this Aulis even a
Christian? -

That just makes it worse, -

Because a godforsaken man,
just by being there -

leads his fellows to doom -

and the tortures of hell

I woke up from that dream

And I felt good

Oh my God what a shitpile
this head is

Push your head lower so
I can soak it

And there's living
lice here, too

Here's a new pair of
trousers for you

Holes, too, with four buttons

There's a bit too much in the
legs, but you're still growing

Your mother wouldn't
know you if she saw you now

They're at it already

Think about it, my brother

He smiled at you from
the cross

and forgave you -

all your sins

he asked you for mercy, you -

who are not worthy enough -

to tie his shoelaces, -

you who are worth
nothing

but were you merciful
unto him?

no, you lecherous puppy, -

with a spear you pierced
his holy chest -

and drank the blood from
his veins and enjoyed it, -

just like you now, -

hidden from people's view -

enjoy liquor and moonshine

Hear me, you miserable men,
you puppies of Jesus, -

let the sin spill from your
mouths -

and beg forgiveness for
your sins, -

because in the dirt of sin -

you have lived all your lives, -

and you have guzzled the
fruits of crime and murder

But have you seen to
the state of your souls?

hasn't your heart warned
you of it?

I say, yes

it has warned you numerous times

you have shut your ears

with earplugs of lecherousness -

and only listened to the
sounds of lewdness

I tell you,
you sinful people, -

you have drunk the
blood of Christ

and eaten his flesh, -

and now his blood
screams for revenge -

for this horrible deed

Amen, amen

The sins of your fathers from the
third and the fourth generation -

are upon you, your
blood is boiling -

black in the cavities of sin

Jesus... Mercy

But God's only
son will save you

he will prepare joy and
bliss for you in Heaven

But before that you are to
beg and kneel down, -

thank him so that he would take
away your sins -

and cleanse you with the
blood of the lamb

Rejoice, Christians, your
saviour will come

Rejoice, Christians, Jesus
will forgive your sins

Satan wanders around like
a screaming lion -

waiting for a chance
to swallow you -

and how many has
he already swallowed

He has opened his mouth, -

whence fire and sulphur
and saltpetre have burned -

and swallowed you

Jesus Christ rescues you
from the mouth of Satan

He shall clothe you -

in a clean white shirt, -

and like a bride you'll walk
in the joy and bliss of heaven

you'll surrender to become
the wife of Jesus -

under the fruit trees, -

in the joy and bliss of Heaven

Sinners, -

listen to the man of God
whose come to your village -

to rescue your sinful souls -

to the joy of Heaven

The sun has come to
your lives

Your souls will be gathered
in golden bowls before Jesus

He shall inspect you
and be merciful to your souls

I love Jesus Christ

I want to live in the
house of Lord

I fly like a bird
in the sky

I have a room in
the house of Lord

There he shall cleanse
my sinful mouth

There God shall clothe a
chilly body

Bride, bride, bride

Come, I'll pray with you

Fuck, I have a new pair
of trousers

Let me go, fucker

He can't see it when
he is running

This might be a
good place

Come help me

Were Selmas kisses better?

I saw it...
at the meeting

Was hers good?

I meant nothing

I hope you're not angry,
Hannes. - No, I'm not

You know how it is.
- Yeah

You just want it

It's strange but that's
how it is

Then you end up having a kid

Not if you're
pregnant already

We got a big rabbit

What is it? - It's me

No... The old man
might wake up

Somewhere else

Round your neck

Not like that

Are you crazy?
You're burning his back

Hannes, throw water
on the rocks

Not much, or I'll
have to leave

She's a good gal to have
in the sauna, our Martta

I wish you'd turn
out like that

I'm like you in that - I could
spend my whole life in the sauna

It feels so good to
really heat it up -

and then wash up
with smelly soap

Make some coffee
when you go in

Are you mad? Coffee in the
middle of the night!

Fuck, you'll cook spirit
in a bible if I say so -

when I come home
once in a month

That's how it is,
and shut the door -

or the heat
will escape

We'll drink a shot with
the old-timer and Hannes

as soon as we get in

As the road took us to battle -

where we only heard
the bullets singing

Martta, come out

What is it? - Come

Is it something important?
Not the usual? - No

Now he's found peace

He has left earthly
troubles behind

Take him by the legs,
I'll grab his shoulders

He was so energetic this
morning, now he's gone

I wish I could leave
as beautifully

It's no use wishing for death

(hevosen kello kilisee )

Where's dad?

Dear God, coming
home drunk, -

even though he knows
death has visited us

He's in the sauna.
- Shut up for a change

I have a sip so seldom

His spirit is in
the Lord's hands.

He looked so peaceful

It's too late
to understand, -

that he'll be stuffed
into a coffin at home

Wouldn't that be something,
if we could sing hymns

it wouldn't be so boring

O Lord, if I, -

a traveller upon earth -

at the end of my journey -

could see you

O, if I once -

saw the Lord -

in his glory

Don't put stones on the coffin,
there's plenty of dirt

That's not proper

Everyone has a
weak moment

It's no too much if
you cry sometimes

First you taught me
to make love -

then you taught me to love

Then you taught me
to forget, as well...

Goddammit, I don't wanna sit
on my ass all day long

It's ok to have a
taste now and then

... just like
you forgot me

When I'm lying
here on the ground -

and still sighing
in my feelings

Even if it all ends
on the battlefield -

I'll think of your
image in the end

I felt so weak -

I couldn't come to the church

It got so cold

Of course it's important
to die in the summer

It's just that the body stays in
better condition in the winter

It's difficult in the summer

I think everybody only has
good memories of old-timer

Just good

Hannes

Do you hear me?

You're not sleeping anyway

What?

Come to my bed

It's warmer

Now you can fuck me

Is it better than Selma's?

Yes

Should I shoot it?
I'm about to come

Not yet

I'm pregnant, it doesn't
matter if it goes in

What is it?

It's important

I've been thinking
it through

from every viewpoint

It'd be the best -

for both of us,
if we got married

you being the way you are

It's not just that. I've
always liked you

What?

I'm going to have a baby

Whose is it?

Oulas

My own daughter,
goddamn fucking -

I'll rob his tail

Get Martta.
Let her bathe, goddammit

I don't give a shit

I don't care

I'd never have believed -

seeing my own daughter
with a stuffed-up stomach

Shall I get her?

Do it

Go to sauna

Don't worry, Martta, -

you were born two weeks
after the wedding, as well

I won't go

Go, or he'll raise a ruckus

if you refuse to go

against his order

Did he tell me to?

Fucking Christ,
are you ashamed?

Yes I am

Do you know what
you should get?

Don't hit!

Come

Hannes

I've nothing against you, Martta,
but that whoring son of a bitch

I'll kill him

You'd better tell him
to avoid me

Hell, I'll take his life

Let it be, just sleep

Accidents happen

Remember yourself.
I was an innocent maid, -

but you didn't let me be
till you got laid

Fuck, you kept offering
me your pussy

I wouldn't mind so much, but
he's a certain man

who's had a bunch of kids
with different women

(talking in Sami )

What'd he say? He
told us not to sin

What is it?

Elope with me.
Don't say anything at home

Let's do it right now

I don't know. - Eh?

My mom would be alone

She wouldn't make it

She'd die if I left

She'll die anyway, she won't
leave before her time

I don't dare

I don't want to

Stay here, I'll visit you

I'm giving birth in september

It'd be good for you here,
you wouldn't have to work

Father wants to kill you

(talking in Sami )

Oula

I said it for no reason

it sounds so good

You have a big tummy

You do

Can you believe it

I can feel it when
the child kicks harder

I believe

No you don't.
- I do, I do

Come home

Remember, he died by drowning

Let her sleep

Dear Lord, he's left!

He better watch out for his
skin if he comes here

(talking in Sami )

Come have a coffee, Martta

Damn it, Aune, it's
so late

Wake up, Aune!

You should give
a massage too sometime -

seeing as the therapists
don't come anymore

Oh shit! - You never know,
it could be the time to go

She's been talking about death
ever since she visited the priest

and Martta's giving birth
too, so she can't work

The cow will be left unmilked

Goddammit, keep your
distance when you see

Must you always beat?

Whose child is it?
- What do you care?

Sure I care
- Not yours that's sure

Is it the Lapp's?

Was it him?

Hold the scythe like this

That's it

Much better.
- I can do it

I don't want to

I think I was already fooling
around with women at your age

Yeah

I'm not trying to insult you, -

It's just that my own tools
make me want to get laid

It's crazy

I understand it well, -

seeing how my mother was so into
it. That was the trouble with her

I don't want to

That's good, Hannes,
not taking liquor

Not drinking doesn't
spoil a man

How'd you get up?

Because Martta is
in her last months

If I were your mother, you
wouldn't swim in that condition

You're not my mother

Have you heard, we have
a meeting next week?

You too should come to
hear the Word of God

I'll come, it
could be refreshing

I too have felt so bad
since Oula disappeared

Just sew the linen

It's coming out early -

because she refused to abstain
from work in her last days

You'd better believe it
won't live -

being born almost a month
before its time

Martta, have you
counted right?

Plump boy, almost
four kilos

Shouldn't it have been
born in early September?

Who knows her acquaintances?

Can they even count?

Don't bother

Just be a pal

Here, have a drink

You gotta drink when I
treat you. Drink, boy