Tuo kauńis Kal'ovam poiga
In the SKVR edition: Kellovaara. Borenius II, n. 165. - 15/8 1872. Riigoińe Maksima.
SKVR textEnglish
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2Tuo kauńis Kal'ovam poigaThat beautiful son of Kal'ova
3Laskie karetteloubiDrove [the herd] away
4Pimiehe Pohjoil'aha,Into dark Pohjola,
5Pohjom pitkähä perähä,To the North's far depths,
6Miesten süöbähä külähä,To the man-eating village,
7Urosten upottajaha.To the hero-drowning place.
8Mäńi pikku-pert't'izehe,Went to a tiny cottage,
9Kaitah on kamarizehe,To a narrow chamber,
10Palkkuaksi paimeneksi.Hired as a shepherd.
11Emänd' om paha-tabaińe,The mistress was ill-tempered,
12Izänd' oń hüvä-tabaińe:The master was kind:
13Leibogo kivizen leivän,She baked stone-hard bread,
14Kakum paksum paisteloubiFried a dense cake,
15Palaizeksi paimenella.As a meal for the shepherd.
16Tuo kaunis Kal'ovam poigaThat fair son of Kal'ova
17Vedi veittsehe kivehe,Thrust a knife into stone,
18Kazahutti kallivoho.Struck sparks from rock.
19Kovin suuttu ja vihastu.Fumed with rage and wrath.
20Sotki suoho lehmän sorkat,Mired cows' hooves in swamp,
21Vajutti vazikan siäret;Sank the calf's legs [in mire];
22Ajo kond'iet kod'ihe,Drove bones homeward,
23Kirjo karhut kardanohe.Speckled bears to their pen.
24Läksi lüpsüllä emändä,The mistress went to milk,
25Izändä savum panoubi.The master lit smoke [for bees?].
26Suzid viiziengö vieubi,Took five wolves away,
27Karhut kahtiem panoubi.Put two bears [in pens].
[Alkupuoli Sisaren turmelusta, ks. n. 957].
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
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Permanent address of this poem at SKS: http://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:sks-kvr-001069 · Read at SKS ↗
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