Se oli vanha Väinämöińi
In the SKVR edition: Luvajärvi. Borenius II, n. 140. - 11/8 1872. Ontreińi Tomenttie.
SKVR textEnglish
Viikon on Vipunen maannut. †
1Se oli vanha VäinämöińiHe was old Väinämöinen
2Teki virrellä venehtä,Made a boat with a song-spell,
3Load'i purtta laulannalla.†Built the boat by singing.
4Uubu kolmie sanoaThree new words [were formed],
5Teheššähä tehtahia,For performing the tasks,
6Panneššaha parras-puita.Placing the side-planks.
7Mistäs soahaha sanoja?From where are words obtained?
8Kandervan† Vibuizen suusta.From Kanderva's Vipunen's mouth.
9Viikon oñ Vibuńi moannut,Vipunen has lain a week,
10Kauvan Kanderva kadonut:Long has Kanderva vanished:
11Lepät on suuret leuka-luissa,Great alders in jawbones,
12Hoavat paksut hambahissa,Thick moss in teeth,
13Kulmist' on kumiat kuuzet,Noble spruces as eyebrows,
14Paju-pehkot alda parran.Willow tufts beneath the beard.
15Sill' oñ suussa suuri tieto,In him is great knowledge in mouth,
16Mahti ponnetoim povessa,Boundless power in chest,
17Sisäss' on varat väkevät.Inside are mighty reserves.
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.
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-000454 · Read at SKS ↗
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