Se oli liedo Lemmingäińe

SKVR I2 958·Kiimaisjärvi·1872·Collector: Borenius, A. A.

In the SKVR edition: Liedma. Borenius II, n. 178. - 16/8 1872. Ahappeińe Iivana.

Song types: Lemminkäisen virsi, Rutsa

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SKVR textEnglish

Oletko sukua suurta?

1Se oli liedo LemmingäińeHe was swift Lemminkäinen

2Ajua karettelouveHe drove the herded ones

3Ammuin ruattuja ahoja,Ancient toiling glades,

4Vanhan Väinön kangahie.Old Väinö's heaths.

5N'eidoⁱzet kizuaⁱl'ouveThe maidens began to tease

6Ammuin ruatuilla ahoilla,On ancient toiling glades,

7Vanhañ Väinön kangahilla.On old Väinö's heaths.

8Koppai neijon korjahašše,Touched the maiden's basket,

9Reuzahutti reunahašše.Trimmed its edges.

10Magai üönä, magai toiśśa;Slept one night, slept another;

11Joba piänä kolmandenaAlready on the third day

12Rubieu küzelömäȟe:He began to ask:

13"Oletko suguogi suurda,"Are you of great lineage,

14Vain oled roduo rohkieda?'"Or of brave stock?"

15N'eid' oñ varziñ vastuauve:The maiden answered promptly:

16"En ole suguo suurda,"I am not of great lineage,

17Engo roduo rohkieista:Nor of brave stock:

18Miesten keühän kerjäläizeñ,A beggar of men's pride,

19Miez-varatuñ vualittuizeñ."A traded manless one."

20Tuog' oli liedo LemmingäińeThen swift Lemminkäinen

21Hüppäzi hiän korjastaȟe,Jumped from the basket,

22Veitsiñ riibi rahkeheȟe,Cut the hooves with a knife,

23Veitsiñ heboⁱzeñ lazetti.Sliced the horse's tendons.

24Veri juoksi vembelestä,Blood ran from the mane,

25Razva rahkehien neńistä.Foam from the nostrils.

26Hüppäzi hüväñ selällä,Leapt on the good steed's back,

27Hüväñ laukin laudaⁱzilla.The good steed's strides.

28Ajua karettelouve,Drove the herded ones,

29Selvüä merüttä müöd'e.Across the clear sea.

30Jo hiän joudu muamoh luoksi:Soon he reached his mother:

31"Oi om muamo kandajaizen!"Oh my bearer mother!

32Siässä säkkiȟie evästä,Here’s a sack of provisions,

33Pane voida vakkaⁱzehe,Put butter in the chest,

34Läheñ töidäńe pagoȟe,I flee from my labors,

35Pillojańe piilömäȟe."To hide with my pipes."

36"Poiguońe nuorembuońe!"Youngest son!

37Mi om pilla piildävänä,What must be hidden,

38Mi om pago puaⁱttavana?"What work must you flee?"

39"Oi om muamo kandajaizen!"Oh my bearer mother!

40Magazin om muamom lapseñ,A storehouse is your child’s,

41Siuvotin omañ šizäreñI sewed my own sister

42Šelvällä meren selällä.On the clear sea’s back.

43Kunne käžet piilömäȟe,Where do you bid me hide,

44Jo tahi pagenomahe?"Or where to flee?"

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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Text: SKVR (Suomen Kansan Vanhat Runot), the digital edition of the Finnish Literature Society (SKS), licensed under CC BY 4.0.

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