Tiijolla venehtä teki

SKVR I1 334·Uhtua·1872·Collector: Borenius, A. A.

In the SKVR edition: Haikola. Borenius II, n. 67. - 13/7 1872. Vaśke, Kalaškaisia.

Song types: Ei loputen virttä lauleta, Luonnon nostatus, Polvenhaava, Raudan sanat, Raudan synty, Verensulku

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Veren salpaus. †

1Tiijolla venehtä teki,On the road, a boat he made,

2Laivat loati laulannalla,Ships he readied with songcraft,

3Tuop' on vanha VäinämöińeThat is old Väinämöinen,

4Vestü^vä† on kalkutteli;The structure he hammered;

5Ei kirves kivehe koske,The axe won't bite the stone,

6Eikö kallivoh on kalkattanne:†,Nor chisel strike the cliff:

7Vanhañ Väinöm polvi-luuhu.Old Väinö's knee-bone.

8Läksi puuñ jälem puheliju^va,†He began speaking to the tree's stump,

9Roanañ rauvan kattsoju^va.†Observing the iron's hue.

10Ajo hän särvimmäist'ä t'ietä müöteHe rode the most twisted path

11Särvimmäizehe talohe;To the most crooked house;

12Sano heän künnükšen takuat'a:†He called from behind the plow:

13"Eik' ole tämäñ tulvan tukkiju^va,†"Is this flood not dammed,

14Puuñ jälem puheliju^va,†The tree-stump being spoken to,

15Rauvañ roanañ kattsoju^va?"†The iron's hue being watched?"

16Ukko uunilta huhuzi,The elder called from the stove,

17Akka vanha alta vaipan,The crone beneath the quilt,

18Pieńi lapsi latti^jelta:†The small child from the floor:

19"Ei ole senne tukkiju^va,†"There's no dam there,

20Puuñ jälem puheliju^va,†The tree-stump being spoken to,

21Ruanañ rauvan kattsoju^va.†No iron's hue being watched."

22Ajo hän keskimmäist'ä t'ietä müöteHe rode the middle path

23Keskimmäizehe talohe;To the middle house;

24Sano künnüksen takuat'a:†Declared from the plow's wake:

25"Eik' ole tämäñ tulvañ tukkiju^va,†"Is this deluge not stemmed,

26Puuñ jälem puheliju^va,†The tree-stump being spoken to,

27Rauvañ ruanan kattsoju^va?"†The iron's gleam being guarded?"

28Ukko uunilta huhuzi,The elder called from the stove,

29Akk' oñ vanha alta vaipañ,The ancient crone 'neath covers,

30Pieñi lapsi latti^jelta:†The tiny child from floorboards:

31"Ei ole sen† tukkiju^va,†"Its blockage isn't there,

32Puuñ jälem puheliju^va,†The tree-stump being spoken to,

33Ruanañ† rauvan kattsoju^va."†No iron's gaze being kept."

34Ajo hän särvimmäist'ä t'ietä müöte,He took the crookedest track,

35Särvimmäizehe talohe,To the most bent dwelling,

36Sano hän künnüksen takuat'a:†He spoke from furrow's edge:

37"Eik' ole tämän tulvan tukkiju^va†"Is this surge not checked,

38Puuñ jälem puheliju^va,†The tree-stump being spoken to,

39Ruanan† rauvan kattsoju^va?†The iron's sheen being watched?

40Eipä maito muaha jouva,†Milk won't sink to earth,

41Mezi mieštem mättähäššä,Honey in men's hillocks,

42Kummuhun urosten kulta,Gold in heroes' barrows,

43Miesten hembu heińikköhve,†,Men's wealth in haystacks,

44Nurmehe veri viatoin.Blood guiltless to the field.

45Seizo kuin seinä,Stand like a wall,

46Ole kuin orih-hepone!†Be like a battle-steed!

47Neitsüt Muaria† emoⁱńe,Maiden Mary Mother,

48Tuoppa muan† turveh tulkaksi.Bring earth's sod as mediator.

49Rauta raukka, koito kuono,Iron wretch, blazing muzzle,

50Koito kuono vuolahaine,Spark-spitting snout,

51Nüt olet kovin koria,Now you're fiercely stubborn,

52Nüt olet ülen ülpiä,Now swollen with pride,

53Nüt olet vihoin vihaⁱńe!Now rage-filled with angers!

54T'iijän siun sünt'ijäizet:I know your begetters:

55Et ollun kovin koria,You weren't always stubborn,

56Etko ülen ülpiä,Nor puffed with arrogance,

57Etko vihoin vihane,Nor seething with fury,

58Koñža muassa† maitona makazit,When you lay as milk in earth,

59Kuin on voina votkottelit,When churned as butter,

60Nuoren neitoⁱzen nizušša,In a young maiden's embrace,

61Kažvajaizen kainalošša,In the smith's armpit,

62Alla rinnan riuvottelit.Under the breast forged.

63Rauta raukka, koito kuono,†Iron wretch, blazing muzzle,

64Nüt olet kovin koria,Now you're fiercely stubborn,

65Nüt olet ülen ülpiä,Now swollen with pride,

66Nüt olet vihoin vihaⁱńe.Now rage-filled with angers.

67Tiijän siun sünd'ijäizet:I know your begetters:

68Et silloin ollunt kovin koria,You weren't then so stubborn,

69Etko ülen ülpiä,Nor puffed with arrogance,

70Etko vihoin vihaⁱńe,Nor fury-possessed,

71Koñza suosta sotkettihve,†,When pulled from swamp's mire,

72Vetelästä vellottihve;†From watery depths drawn;

73Silloin hirvet hierottihve,†Then elks ground you,

74Silloin pedrat pieksettihve.†Bears beat you,

75Rauta raukka, koito kuono,Iron wretch, blazing muzzle,

76Koito kuono vuolahaine,Spark-spitting snout,

77Jos olet kovin koria,If you're so stubborn,

78Jos olet ülen ülpiä,If so pride-swollen,

79Jos olet vihoin vihane,If rage-consumed,

80T'iijäñ siun sünd'ijäizet:I know your begetters:

81Et ollunt kovin koria,You weren't always stubborn,

82Etko ülen ülpiä,Nor puffed with arrogance,

83Etko vihoin vihaⁱńe,Nor fury-possessed,

84Konza olit pajassa ovettomassa,When in doorless smithy,

85Ilman ikkunattomassa.Windowless confinement.

86Millä tulit kovin koriaksi,How became so stubborn,

87Millä tulit ülen ülpiäksi,How grew so arrogant,

88Millä tulit vihoin vihaseks?How turned so wrathful?

89Mato miuhu viham pani.A worm put hate in you.

90Ei mato käskem pahalla tüöllä,No worm acts unbidden,

91Ilman kiärmehien käzüttä,Without serpents' command,

92Mavom mussam muikkehitta.Dark soil's stirring.

93Ei loputeñ virttä lauleta.The spell remains unending.

94Kunue korjañe kohotañ,My voice I shall raise,

95Virzi-lippahańi viritän,My charm-flag unfurl,

96Metsälläkö vaim merellä?On land or sea deploy?

97Nostañ luondoñe lovešta,From abyss I lift my essence,

98Haldieńi havon alda,My spirits 'neath the pine,

99Sündińe süvästä merestä,My birth from sea's depths,

100Vasten noita vastuksie,Against witch's resistance,

101Kohti noita kohtauksie:Toward those encounters:

102Küinä kündeńi palavi,Tears, my claws burned,

103Keärmehin' omat käteni.†My own hands [are] snakes.

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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