Tuoko lieto Lemminkäinen
In the SKVR edition: Vuokkiniemi. Lönnrot R, n. 606. - 1837.
SKVR textEnglish
1Tuoko lieto Lemminkäinen,Is that the reckless Lemminkäinen,
2Toi kaunis Kalevan poika,That fair son of Kaleva,
3Toinen vanha VäinämöinenThe other, aged Väinämöinen,
4Suoritihen häihin.Made ready for the feast.
5Sano lieto Lemminkäinen:Reckless Lemminkäinen said:
6"Minun on miekkani parempi,"My sword is better,
7Minun kalpa kaunihimpi."My blade more splendid."
8Tuo kaunis Kalevan poikaThat fair son of Kaleva
9Ei sitä sanoa kärsit.Could not bear those words.
10Veti miekalla vetäviDrew his sword, drawing it out,
11Vasten jalkoa vasenta,Against the left leg,
12Käyen kättä oikiata.Moving his right hand.
13Tuo vanha VäinämöinenThat aged Väinämöinen
14Hän tuon sanoiksi virkki:Uttered these words:
15"Oi kaunis Kalevan poika,"Oh fair son of Kaleva,
16Nyt pää pahoin menevi,Now your head fares ill,
17Tukka turhiin tulevi.Your hair comes to vanity,
18Hivus halki lankioo,Your locks split and fall,
19Saa leuka liettiehen,Your chin meets the forge,
20Parta paikkah pahah.Beard to an evil place."
21Tuo kaunis Kalevan poikaThat fair son of Kaleva
22Alla päin, pahoilla mielin,Head down, with ill intent,
23Saapka kallella kypärin.Came helmed in pride.
24Se pissäksen piilemähä,Hid in a small enclosure,
25Painaksen pakenemahaStealthily fleeing
26Saareh merelliseh,To a sea island,
27Puuttoimah luotoseh.To a barren skerry.
28Sihen kasvo kaunis kuusi,There grew a fair spruce,
29Yleni vihanta virpi,A green shoot rose up,
30Kasvo kuusi kultalatva.A spruce with golden crown grew.
31Roti näätä kultarintaA golden-breasted marten gnawed
32Kuusehen kultalatvah.On the golden-crowned spruce.
33Tuo kaunis Kalevan poikaThat fair son of Kaleva
34Nosti tuulen tuppurihin.Raised wind into its sheaths.
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36Tuuli toi tuprussahek,The wind brought a roaring gust,
37Raju rannalle ajeli,Fierce drove it shoreward,
38Kopru maalle kollotteli,Clumsily rolled to land,
39Sepon Ilmorin kotihin.To smith Ilmarinen's home.
40Seppo noin sanoiksi virkki:The smith spoke these words:
41"Oi kaunis Kalevan poika,"Oh fair son of Kaleva,
42Missä viivyit vuoet kaikki,Where lingered you all years,
43Päivät entiset o'otit?"Spent days of yore?"
44Tuo kaunis Kalevan poika:That fair son of Kaleva:
45"Tuolla viivyin edl."There I lingered before,
46Saaressa edl.On the island before,
47Sihen kasvo edl.There grew before,
48Roti edl.Gnawed before."
49Sano Ilmorinen:Said Ilmarinen:
50"Jo tunnen valehtelian edl."Now I know the liar before!
51Sano Kalevan poika:Said Kaleva's son:
52"Kun et usko kuitenkana,"If you don't believe anyway,
53Lähtekämä katsomah!"Let us go see!"
54Lähettihin katsomahThey went to look,
55Sekä vanha Väinämöinen,Both aged Väinämöinen,
56Jotta seppo Ilmorinen,And smith Ilmarinen,
57Ja kaunis Kalevan poika,And fair Kaleva's son,
58On totta, hot valetta.Whether true or false.
59Tuo kaunis Kalevan poikaThat fair son of Kaleva
60Nosti tuulen edl.Raised the wind before,
61Raju rannalle ajaviFierce drove shoreward
62Pohjan pitkään peräh,To North's far reaches,
63Syväh Sarajah.To deep Saraja.
64Se on seppo IlmorinenThere smith Ilmarinen
65Takoa taputtelevi,Kept forging away,
66Lyöä helkähytteleviBeating with clangs,
67Petäjäisen pölkyn päässä edl.At a pine log's end before.
68Rahin rautaisen nenässä.In the iron clamor's snout.
69Pyörä kullittu kulasi.A gilded wheel turned.
70Sai siitä sammon suuren,Got therefrom the great Sampo,
71Pohjon kansa anastettiin.Pohjola's folk were robbed.
72Pani 9 lukon toakse.Put a lock as second,
73Koko koiroa yheksänNine whole dogs
74Otti vanha Väinämöinen,Old Väinämöinen took,
75Ne lukot lusuna vieri,The locks lay as keys,
76Takasalvot tainnettihin.Back-bolts were secured.
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 editors’ signs inside the verses ([ ], ⌈ ⌉, *, [!], [?]) are left out, as in the poem reader; the letters they enclose are kept.
- 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-000088 · Read at SKS ↗
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