Ańńi Väinöllä sanovi

SKVR I1 3·Jyskyjärvi·1872·Collector: Borenius, A. A.

In the SKVR edition: Kellovaara. Borenius II, n. 169. - 15/8 1872. Miihkalińe Simana.

Song type: Sammon ryöstö

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2Ańńi Väinöllä sanovi:Anni speaks to Väinö:

3"Oi nüd vanha Väinämöińe!"Oh now, old Väinämöinen!

4Jo tulou nüt Pohjom purzi,Now comes Pohjola's ship,

5Sada-hanga haiverdavi."The hundred-branched one flickers."

6N'iin se vanha VäinämöińeSo the old Väinämöinen

7Taboaksi taskuhuze,Stashed into his pocket,

8Lüöksi kukkaroizeheze.Dropped into his purse.

9Otti piidä pikkaraizen,Took a tiny bit of lead,

10Tahi tagloa vahäⁱzen.Or a small piece of tin.

11Nebä mestazi merehi,†He cast into the sea,

12Üli oigien olañze,Over his right shoulder,

13Kautti kainalon vazemeñ:Through his left armpit:

14"Tulgoho tulińe korgo"Come here, fiery eagle,

15Ülittsi meren üheksän,Over nine seas,

16Meri-puolen kümmenettä!The tenth sea-side!

17Tähä juosko Pohjom purzi,Let Pohjola's ship rush here,

18Sada-hanga halgi mängähThe hundred-branched splinter to play

19Väinämöizem pii-muruⁱhe!"Into Väinämöinen's lead fragments!"

20Siihi juoksi, jotta joudu,There it rushed, so swiftly,

21Siihi laiva halgieugi.There the ship shattered.

22N'iin on akka Pohjon akkaSo the witch of Pohjola

23Pańi vassan hännäksehe,Made a tail for herself,

24Mekom mieheñ siiveksehi.†Like a man's wings.

25Lendi peällä Väinöm purren.Flew over Väinö's ship.

26N'iin tuo vanha Väinämöiñe,So that old Väinämöinen,

27N'iin nosti melah merestä,Lifted the oar from the sea,

28Labieⁱzeñ lainnehestaFrom the left wave,

29Varalla kokoñ tulizen,To guard the fiery eagle,

30Jo varalla voaga-linnuñ.Already guarding the splinter-bird.

31N'iin tuo tuliñe kokko,So the fiery eagle,

32Joba iski kirjo-kantta;Already struck the deck's pattern;

33Siidä sambuo ülendi.From it, the mast arose.

34Vain kuin vanha VäinämöińeBut when old Väinämöinen

35Iski kobrie kokolda,Struck the eagle with a club,

36Voaga-linnun varbahie.The splinter-bird's claws.

37Jäi üksi ńimetöin sormiOne nameless finger remained

38Kirjo-kantta kandamahi,†To bear the deck's pattern,

39Sambuo ülendämähi.†To raise the mast.

40Sillä sambo soadanehi,†With that mast obtained,

41Kirjo-kañzi viedänehi.†The patterned sail was taken.

(Mitä sampo oli ja minne se viimein joutui, laulaja ei tietänyt selittää.)

[Alkupuoli Kilpakosintaa, ks. n. 433.]

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 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.

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Text: SKVR (Suomen Kansan Vanhat Runot), the digital edition of the Finnish Literature Society (SKS), licensed under CC BY 4.0.

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