Anni tytti, Aino neiti
In the SKVR edition: Alajärvi. Inha n. 25. - 1894. Tomna Joakon tytär, synt. Kostamuksessa.
SKVR textEnglish
1Anni tytti, Aino neitiAnni girl, Aino maiden
2Läksi luhtia metšältä,Set out from the forest meadow
3Päitä vassan varvikolta.To gather heads from the left thicket
4Taitto hän vassan toatollah,She broke from the left side
5Toisen taitto moamollah,The second from the earth's soil
6Kolmatta korotteliThe third she elevated
7Nuorimmalla veljelläh,For the youngest brother
8Nuorimmalla, pienimmällä,The youngest, the smallest
9Perehen parahimmalla.The family's finest
10Virkki Ośmotar orosta,Ośmotar spoke from the brush
11Kal'evaini kassanmoasta:Kal'evatär from the granary:
12"Kasva, neiti, miussa kannoin,"Grow, maiden, in my stumps
13Elä muissa nuorisoissa!"Don't live among other youths!"
14"Enkä siussa, enkä muissa,"Neither in yours nor others'
15Kasvan kaioissa sovissa,I grow in fair garments
16Venyn verkavaattehissa,Stretch in woven attire
17Kasvan leivänkannikalla,Grow on bread-trays
18Venyn vehnäviiploloilla."Stretch in wheat fields."
19Ańńi tytti, Aino neitiAnni girl, Aino maiden
20Läksi tietä astumahanWent to walk the path
21Allapäin, pahoilla mielin,Head low, with bad thoughts
22Kaiken kallalla kypärin.All treasures carried heavy
23Iso peäty ikkunassaThe master at the window
24Kirvesvartta vuolemassa;Whittling an axe handle
25Veljekset veräjilläBrothers at the gates
26Keihäsvartta kirjutetah;Engraving spear shafts
27Sisaret on sillan päissäSisters at bridge ends
28Kultavyötä kuotah,Weaving golden belts
29Hopiesta huolitetah;Adorning with silver
30Emo aitan kynnykselläMother on the storehouse threshold
31Kesävoita pieksemässä,Churning summer butter
32Kuoretta kokuomassa.Watching over curds
33Emo ennätti kysyä:Mother found time to ask:
34"Anni tytti, Aino neiti,"Anni girl, Aino maiden
35Mitäs alla päin, pahoilla mielin,Why head low, with bad thoughts
36Kaiken kallella kypärin?"Bearing all treasures heavy?"
37"Emonaińi, kantajani,"My birth-giver, my bearer
38Kirpoi risti rinnaltani,The cross slipped from my breast
39Hyvä sormus sormestani,Good ring from my finger
40Kaunis vyöstäni karistih,Fair belt shook loose
41Sinirihmat silmiltäni,Blue ribbons from my eyes
42Kultalangat kulmiltani."Gold threads from my brows."
43Emo vastaa:Mother replies:
44"Ańńi tytti, Aino neiti,"Anni girl, Aino maiden
45Astu aittah mäellä,Go to the hill-storehouse
46Avaa parahin aitta,Open the finest granary
47Pane arkku arkun peällä,Place chest upon chest
48Lipas lippahan sisäh;Coffer inside coffer
49Avoa parahin arkku,Open the finest chest
50Pane parasta peällä,Put the finest on top
51Kaklallesi kaunehinta,Most beautiful for your dress
52Tulet muita muolahampi,You'll become lovelier
53Tulet muitaki parempi."Better than others too."
54Anni tytti, Aino neitiAnni girl, Aino maiden
55Astu aittahan mäellä,Went to the hill-storehouse
56Avasi pahimman aitan;Opened the worst granary
57Pani arkun arkun peälläPut chest upon chest
58Lippahan lippahan sisähän.Coffer inside coffer
59Avasi pahimman arkun,Opened the worst chest
60Löysi pakloa palasen,Found a scrap of fabric
61Kuristihe, koakistihe.Strangled herself, choked herself
62Emä meni katsomahMother went to look
63Kolmen yön takoa,After three nights
64Kunne kato Anni tytti.Where Ann girl vanished
65Anni tytti, Aino neitiAnni girl, Aino maiden
66Kuristanu, koakistanu.Had strangled, had choked
67"Vieres kyynel, vieres kyynel,"Flow tear, flow tear
68Vieres vieläki alemma,Flow still lower
69Vieres kesäkenkihini,Flow to my summer shoes
70Vieres punapaklohini!"Flow to my red cloth!"
71Jopa jo joki rot'iSoon a river formed
72Yhen immen kyynelistä.From one maiden's tears.
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-000273 · Read at SKS ↗
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