Lenti kokko koilta ilman

SKVR I3 1496·Kontokki·1904·Collector: Niemi, A. R.

In the SKVR edition: Sappovaara. Niemi n. 127. 04. Hoto Nykäńi. - Mp. Akonlahdessa.

Song types: Kokkovirsi, Laatikaamme piilopirtti, Mistä tiesi teukamoinen

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1Lenti kokko koilta ilman,The eagle flew from the northeast sky,

2Koilta ilman, alta taivon,From the northeast sky, under the heavens,

3Siip' on taivasta sipasi,Its wing scraped the sky,

4Koprat merta kuopuave.Its claws dug into the sea.

5Lenti kokko linnan loalla,The eagle flew to the castle courtyard,

6Seinällä selenäsulka,Saddle-feathered on the wall,

7Katšo parvesta parasta,It eyed the finest of the flock,

8Tukkapäistä turpienta,The hairy-headed, snouted ones,

9Kassapäistä kaunehinta,The cat-headed, most beautiful,

10Sormuskäistä suorienta,Ring-handed, most splendid,

11Tuon kokko kopristau,The eagle clattered,

12Havulintu hoamou.The woodpecker called.

13"Mistäs tiesit, teltamoińi,"How did you know, my tent-dweller,

14Kuulit, kultańi omena,Heard, my golden apple,

15Tämän neijen syntyneeksi,That this maiden was born,

16Syntynehen, kasvanehen,Born, grown,

17Ilmoilla ylennehen?"Reared under the skies?"

18"Tuost' on tiesi teltamoińi,"From this I knew, my tent-dweller,

19Kuuli kultańi omenaMy golden apple heard:

20Tämän neien syntynehen,That this maiden was born,

21Syntynehen, kasvanehen,Born, grown,

22Ilmoilla ylennehen:Reared under the skies:

23Noki nousi nuorasesta,Soot rose from the chimney,

24Savu paksusti pakeniSmoke fled thickly

25Neion kuulusan koista,From the famed maiden's chamber,

26Aivoin ammo aika Suopo,Ancestors of old, time of Suopo,

27Kakatti kevätkaritsaThe spring lamb was born,

28Aikavihkon antajoa."Giver of time's woven book."

29Jo sanoin tämän sykysyn,I spoke this in autumn,

30Koko kevään kelkuttelin:Pondered all spring:

31"Loaji, ukko, uusi pert't'i"Build, old man, a new house

32Niemell' on nenättömällä,On the nameless peninsula,

33Soarell' on sanattomalla,On the wordless island,

34Miss' on neittä piiletellä!Where to hide the maiden!

35Paha on neiti piiletellä,Bad to hide a maiden,

36Kassapeä on kasvatella;A cat-head to nurture;

37Hyv' on hepo salata,Good to hide a horse,

38Sorajouhi suojoalla."A dappled-mane under guard."

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.

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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.

Permanent address of this poem at SKS: http://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:sks-kvr-001692 · Read at SKS ↗

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