Nousovi om mies merestä

SKVR I1 342·Vuokkiniemi·1872·Collector: Borenius, A. A.

In the SKVR edition: Vuonninen. Borenius II, n. 90. - 2/8 1872. Homańi Ohvo.

Song types: Pistoksen synty, Pistos, Venepuun etsintä

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Venepuu - Pistoksen synty.

1Nousovi om mies merestä,A man rises from the sea,

2Uros oaltojeñ sejasta,A hero from the waves' bosom,

3Kirves on uusi olka-peällä,A new axe upon his shoulder,

4Kassaraiń' on kainalossa.A kassarain under his arm.

5Hivelövi kirvestänsäHe sharpens his axe

6Viijellä Viron kivellä,With five [strokes] on an Estonian stone,

7Seitt̮emellä sieram peällä,With seven on nostrils' surface,

8Kaheksalla kannikalla.With eight on a saucer.

9Aštu kerran jalko^vañsaHe stepped once with his foot

10Nurmella mesi-nukalla.On a meadow with honey-dew,

11Astu toisen jalko^vañsaStepped a second time with his foot

12Moalla marjañ-vartisella.On berry-stemmed earth,

13Astu askelta üheksänTook nine steps

14Juurella metisem männün.To the root of a dense pine.

15Katt̮elekse, keäntelekse:He gazes and turns:

16Tulisko tästä puusta puuta"Would this wood become

17Venehekše Väinämöisen?A boat for Väinämöinen?"

18Sanovi metinem mäntü:The dense pine said:

19"Ei tule tästä puusta puuta"No wood from this tree becomes

20Venehekš' on Väinämöisen.A boat for Väinämöinen.

21Kolmitt̮' on tänä kesänäThrice this summer

22Mat' on juurilla mo₍annuñ,My roots have been cursed,

23Suu veressä, peä veressä,Mouth in blood, head in blood,

24Kaul' on kaikki hurmehessa."Neck all in gore."

25Astu kerrañ jalko^vansa,He stepped once with his foot,

26Astu toisen jalko^vansa,Stepped a second time,

27Astu askelta üheksänTook nine steps

28Juurella metisem männün.To the root of a dense pine.

29Katt̮elekse, keäntelekse:He gazes and turns:

30Tulisko tästä puusta puuta"Would this wood become

31Venehekse Väinämöisen?A boat for Väinämöinen?"

32Sanovi metinem mäntü,The dense pine said,

33Tammi varsin vaštajeli:The oak firmly answered:

34"Ei tule tästä puusta puuta"No wood from this tree becomes

35Venehekše Väinämöiseñ.A boat for Väinämöinen.

36Kolmitt̮ oñ tänä kesänäThrice this summer

37Korppi latvan laulanunna,A raven sang on my crown,

38Suu veressä, peä veressä,Mouth in blood, head in blood,

39Kaul' on kaikki hurmehessa."Neck all in gore."

40Astu kerran jalko^vansa,He stepped once with his foot,

41Astu toisen jalko^vansa,Stepped a second time,

42Astu askelta üheksänTook nine steps

43Juuriȟin metisen männün.To the dense pine's roots.

44Katt̮elekse, keäntelekse:He gazes and turns:

45Tulisko tästä puusta puuta"Would this wood become

46Venehekse Väinämöisen,A boat for Väinämöinen,

47Purrekse poijan pätösen?Or a sail for a youth's fragment?"

48Sanovi metinen mäntü,The dense pine said,

49Tammi varsin vaštajeli:The oak firmly answered:

50"Ei tule tästä puusta puuta"No wood from this tree becomes

51Veneheks' on Väinämöisen.A boat for Väinämöinen.

52Katt̮elekse, keäntelekse;Gaze and turn;

53Iski puuta kirvehellä,He struck the tree with his axe,

54Tammi^je tasa-terällä.The oak with a straight blade.

55Tuli tuiski kirveheštä,Fire sparked from the axe,

56Panu tammesta pakeni.Panu fled from the oak.

57Puusta lassun leikkoaapi,He cuts shavings from the wood,

58Lohkarehen lohkoaapi.Splits chunks from the boulder.

59Sen tüönsi taka-kätehen,Pushed it with his backhand,

60Üli olkansa merehen,Over his shoulder into the sea,

61Kautti kainalon vasemen.Through his left armpit.

62Tuotahan tuuli kanteloviThe wind carried that

63Lahtehen ńimettömähän,To a nameless bay,

64N'imen tietämättömähän.To a name-unknown place.

65On heän Mutt̮i murha-koira,They have Mutti the killer-dog,

66Rakki rauvan karvallinen;A hound with iron fur;

67Se sen lassun haukko^vaapi†It barks at the shaving

68Lahesta nimettömästä,From the nameless bay,

69Nimen tietämättömästä.From the name-unknown place.

70Sen kanto kavon kätehen,He took it into his hollow hand,

71Hüvän miehen hüppüsihin.To the good man's motions.

72Kapo vuoli piili^jä pinosen,He carved a hidden peg,

73Kolmi-sulki^ja kokosen,A triple-notched piece,

74It̮e nuin sanoikse virkko:Himself spoke thus:

75"Tuosta noita nuolet soapi,"From there the witch gets arrows,

76Ampuja pahat asi^jet."The shooter evil things."

77Paha peätü kuulomassa.The evil one heard it.

78Kolm' oli poikoa pahalla:The evil one had three sons:

79Üks' oli ruȟo, toin' oli rampa,One was scabby, another lame,

80Kolmas oli peri-soki^je.The third was stone-blind.

81Ruȟ' oli nuoli^jen vanuja,The scabby one fletched arrows,

82Rampa jousen jännittäjä,The lame one strung the bow,

83Ampuja peri-soki^je.The shooter was the blind one.

84Ampu han kerran nuoli^jansaHe shot his arrow once

85Moa-emähän jalkohoinse;At Earth-Mother's feet;

86Tahto† moa-emä erota,Wanted Earth-Mother to split,

87Ilman kansi katki^jella.The sky's lid to break.

88Ampu toisen nuoli^jansaShot another arrow

89Peänsä peällä taivosehen,At his head's top into heaven,

90Tahtopa taivonen hajota,Wanted heaven to shatter,

91Ilman kansi katki^jella.The sky's lid to break.

92Ampu kerran kolmannenki†Shot a third time too

93Vuorehen teräksisehen;Into a steel-hard mountain;

94Nuoli kilpestih kivestä,The arrow bounced from stone,

95Kalpastih on kallivostaGrazed from the cliff

96Ihohon imehnis-raukan,To the poor human's skin,

97Karvah' on iso-kapehen,To the great-narrow hair,

98Emoñ tuoman ruumihinse,Into the mother-borne body,

99Vaimon kantaman ihohon.Into the wife-carried skin.

100It̮e nuin sanoikse virkki:He himself spoke thus:

101"Tuo tuolta perittänehen"Bring from there to be claimed,"

102Ihosta imehnis-raukan,"From the skin of the suckling wretch,"

103Vaimon kantaman ihosta.""From the skin carried by the wife."

104Mitäs tuoho tuotanehen"What is to be brought to that,"

105Hiijen nuolta nostamahan,"To raise Hiisi's arrow,"

106Piili^jä perustamahan?"To establish the hider?"

107Akka pientaren alanen,"Crone of the small meadow's depths,"

108Poika pellon pohjimmaini"Boy of the field's nethermost,"

109Küntümäisillä kükene,"Manage with plowing implements,"

110Polvillasi ponnissat'e†"On your knees strive,"

111Hiijen nuolta nostamahan,"To raise Hiisi's arrow,"

112Piili^jä perustamahan,"To establish the hider,"

113Tartu hampahin takasin."Seize back with teeth."

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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