Anni tytti, aino neiti
In the SKVR edition: Munankilaksi. Krohn n. 89. - 1881. Matleena Ahtonen.
SKVR textEnglish
1Anni tytti, aino neitiAnni girl, the only maiden
2Läksi luutia met̮ästä,Went to gather bones from the forest,
3Vastan päitä varvikosta.Gathering heads from the thicket.
4Taitto vastan taatollensa,She split a log for her father,
5Toisen taitto maamollensa,Another for her mother,
6Kokosipa kolmannenkiShe gathered a third one too
7Iivanalle veiollensa.For Iivana, her suitor.
8Osmotar orosta nousi,Osmotar rose from the stallion's den,
9Kalevainen kasseksesta:Kalevainen from the grain bin:
10"Anni tytti, aino neiti,"Anni girl, the only maiden,
11Lähe minun miel - - (?)Come to my desire,
12Älä muien mustapäien,Not to dark ones' will,
13Lähe leivän kannikoille,Go to the bread shelves,
14Veny verkavaattehille."Stretch on sacred net-garments."
15Anni itki ja menevi,Anni wept and went,
16Anni meni taaton luokse.Anni went to her father.
17"Anni tytti, aino neiti"Anni girl, the only maiden,
18Mitä itket Anni tytti?"Why do you weep, Anni girl?"
19"Kirpoi ristit rinnoiltani,"Crosses slipped from my chest,
20Kultalangat kulmiltani,Golden threads from my brows,
21Hopialangat huuliltani,Silver threads from my lips,
22Vaskilangat vyöni päästä."Copper threads from my belt's end."
23Isäpä näin sanovikin:The father then spoke thus:
24"Anni tytti, aino neiti,"Anni girl, the only maiden,
25Istu aittahan mäelle,Sit on the storehouse hill,
26Syöpä siellä voita vuosi,Eat butter there for a year,
27Toinen syö sianlihoa,The next, eat swine's flesh,
28Kolmas kuorekokkareita."The third, bark fragments."
29Anni menee veion luokse.Anni goes to her suitor.
30"Mitä itket Anni tytti,"Why weep, Anni girl,
31Anni tytti, aino neiti?"Anni girl, the only maiden?"
32"Kirpoi j. n. e.""Slipped off... [as before]."
33Veio Annille noin sanovi:The suitor said to Anni:
34"Keikuttele kellarihin,"Sway into the cellar,
35Syö j. n. e."Eat... [as before]."
36Anni menee maammon luokse.Anni goes to her mother.
37"Mitä itket j. n. e.""Why weep... [as before]?"
38"Kirpoi j. n. e.""Slipped off... [as before]."
39Äitipä nyt vastoavi:The mother now responded:
40"Anni tytti, aino neiti,"Anni girl, the only maiden,
41Istu aittahan mäelle,Sit on the storehouse hill,
42Keikuttele kellarihin j. n. e."Sway to the cellar... [as before]."
43Anni istu aittamäelle,Anni sat on the storehouse hill,
44Sielläp' on kolme arkkua,There were three chests,
45Avaapi pahimman arkun,She opened the worst chest,
46Löysi pakloa palasen.Found a piece of blight.
47Tuopa Anni kuristihekse.That Anni took to strangle herself.
48Lähe emä katsomahan.The mother went to look.
49Menee emä Annin luokse.The mother went to Anni.
50Jopa Anni kuoli sinne.Already Anni died there.
(Alkaa emä Annia itkeä).
51Vieres (siitä?) kyynelehetTears flowed (from there?)
52Ihaloille ihopäille,To her lovely skin,
53Vieres vieläkin alemmaFlowed still lower
54Ryntähille kyyneleeni,To her breasts, tears
55Vieres vieläkin alemmaFlowed still lower
56Heleille helmoilleni,To her bright garment hems,
57Vieres vieläkin alemmaFlowed still lower
58Kaunehille kengilleni,To her beautiful shoes,
59Vieres vieläkin alemmaFlowed still lower
60Vieri maahan jokiloiksi.Streamed to earth as rivers.
English translations by DeepSeek R1, provided by Lidia Pivovarova (University of Helsinki). AI-generated translations may contain inaccuracies.
The text is that of the SKVR digital edition of the Finnish Literature Society (SKS), with these changes:
- The editors’ signs inside the verses ([ ], ⌈ ⌉, *, [!], [?]) are left out, as in the poem reader; the letters they enclose are kept.
- The edition’s line numbers are replaced by a number on every verse, counted as in the poem reader.
- The editors’ notes, and the marks in the verses that point to them, are left out; they can be read at SKS.
Source
Text: SKVR (Suomen Kansan Vanhat Runot), the digital edition of the Finnish Literature Society (SKS), licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Permanent address of this poem at SKS: http://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:sks-kvr-000252 · Read at SKS ↗
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