Äsen annan Anniseni
In the SKVR edition: Liedma. Genetz II, n. 71. - 16/8 1872. Ahappeińe Iivana. V. 1877 sanoi laulaja oppineensa virren Nokeuksen Haŕkolta.
SKVR textEnglish
- - -
2"Äsen annan Anniseni,"I give my voice to Anninen,"
3Liitän lembilinduseni,"I bind my beloved bird,"
4Kuin on kirjutat kirjokannen.""as it is written on the patterned cover."
5Päivät kirjuttau kirjokantta,"Days embroider the patterned cover,"
6Üöt on neijoista leputti;"nights are adorned by maidens;"
7Sai kirjokans' kirjutetuksi,"The patterned cover was finished,"
8Neidoni leputetuksi:"my maiden was embellished:"
9"Jogo annat Annisessi,"Do you give all to Anninen,"
10Liität lembilindusessi?""bind them in the beloved bird?"
11Tuog' oli vanha Väinämöine"That was old Väinämöinen,"
12Lähtöü on poiges pihalla,"his departure at the yard's edge,"
13Otti neijen, otti kannen."he took the maiden, took the cover."
14Muurahain' on murha poiga"The ant is death's offspring,"
15Jo kusi kurelda sorkat,"already pissed on the crane’s hooves,"
16Kurgi loadi kumman eänen;"the crane raised a strange cry;"
17Tuog' oli puoli Pohjon akka"That was half of Pohjola’s crone,"
18Mänöü hän on aittahasse:"she went to the storehouse:"
19E' ole kirjokantta."There’s no patterned cover here."
20Siidä heän† on suorieuvi,"From there, they’re a straight horse,"
21Peäsobih' on suorieuvi.†"the straight horse is headstrong."
22Miehen mekon siiviksehje,"Into the wing of a man’s coat,"
23Vassan panou hännäksehje,"the calf is placed in the tail,"
24Lendüä lepettelövi."to soothe the flight."
25Tuo on vanha Väinämöine"That is old Väinämöinen,"
26Vanhat pani soudamahe;†"he set the old to rowing;"
27Vanhat soudi, peät vabisi,"the old rowed, heads shaking,"
28Nuoret soudi, airot notku,"the young rowed, oars bending,"
29Perä joudu jout̮t̮enina,"the stern sped like a swift,"
30Hangat hanhina hat̮atti,"ribs clattered like geese,"
31Teljot tedrina kukerdi."thwarts croaked like divers."
32Tuog' oli puoli Pohjon akka"That was half of Pohjola’s crone,"
33Heän on lendeä leuhkuttauvi"she boasted of flying"
34Vanhan Väinön purren peällä."on old Väinö’s ship."
35Morsien sanoiksi virkki:"She spoke in maidens’ words:"
36"Oi on vanha Väinämöine,"O, old Väinämöinen,"
37Keännä peätäs Pohjol'ahje,"turn your head to Pohjola,"
38Midä sieldä on nägüve.""see what is there to behold."
39Tuog' oli vanha Väinämöine,"That was old Väinämöinen,"
40Oli piidä pikkaraine,"he had but a little patience,"
41Taglua tagit vähäne,"few reasons to linger,"
42Siunasi mereh koronne."blessed the sea’s depths."
43Tuo oli puoli Pohjon akka"That was half of Pohjola’s crone,"
44Ei on niistä huolikkana,"unconcerned by this,"
45Lendüä lepettelövi"soothing her flight"
46Vanhan Väinön pursin peällä."on old Väinö’s ships."
47Tuo oli vanha Väinämöine"That was old Väinämöinen,"
48Nosti on melan merestä,"he lifted an oar from the sea,"
49Labijaisen lainehesta,"from the broad wave,"
50Kohlasi kokolda kobrie,"struck the eagle’s head,"
51It̮eldäh on iskulinnuld',"the struck bird cried out,"
52Üksi jäi nimetöin sormi;"one nameless finger remained;"
53Kokko koksahti merehe,"the eagle plunged into the sea,"
54Ijäkseh on iskulindu."the struck bird forever gone."
Dai kirjokanži mereh mäńi, še veži bohatakši rod'ihisseh.
[Alkupuoli Kilpakosintaa, ks. n. 435.]
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-000008 · Read at SKS ↗
Added by RunoVerse: the English translations, the song types, the verse numbers and the links.