Lenti kokko koilta ilmoin

SKVR I3 1505·Vuokkiniemi·1872·Collector: Berner, A.

In the SKVR edition: Kivij. Berner n. 23. 9/8 72. Päntin akka Iro.

Song types: Kokkovirsi, Laatikaamme piilopirtti, Mistä tiesi teukamoinen

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Keänisku-virsi.

1Lenti kokko koilta ilmoin,The eagle flew from northern skies,

2Koilta ilmoin, alta taivon,From northern skies, beneath heaven's dome,

3Siipi taivuvo sivali,Its wing arched and swept wide,

4Kopra merta kuopavali.†Hollowing the sea with plunging waves.

5Liitelekse, loatelekse,Glide forth, dare to soar,

6Liiti linnan ikkunalla,It glided to the castle window,

7Seinällä selenäsulka,On the wall, a back-feather hung,

8Satasulka salvoksella.A hundred feathers latched together.

9Katselekse, keäntelekse,Look around, turn your gaze,

10Katso parvesta parahan,Choose the finest from the flock,

11Hivuspäistä hilpeimmän,The merriest fair-haired one,

12Tukkapäistä turpeimman,The most luxuriant thick-haired one,

13Kaunehimman kassapäistä,The fairest cat-faced maiden,

14Sormuskäsistä somimman.The loveliest ring-adorned one.

15Senpä kokko kopristave,Then the eagle pecked sharply,

16Havulintu hoamovapi.The decoy bird cried aloud.

17Jo sanoin tämän sykysyn,I spoke to this autumn-maiden,

18Keikutin tämän kevejän:Rocked this youthful one gently:

19"Salvakoate† piilopirtti,"Barred gate, hidden cabin,

20Pikku piiluikkunaini,With tiny secret windows,

21Missä neittä piiletellää,Where the maiden is concealed,

22Kanavartta kasvatellaa.A duckling raised in secrecy.

23Heponi on hyvä salata,My horse is easy to hide,

24Sorajouhi suojovailla,Its dappled mane guards it well,

25Neitone on paha salata,But the maid is hard to conceal,

26Hivus pitkä piiletellä.Her long hair betrays her.

27Mistä tiesit, teutamoini,How did you know, my kinsman,

28Kuulit kultani† omena,Hear of my golden apple's fate,

29Tämän neijen syntyväkse,That this maid was born to rise,

30Syntyväkse, kasvajakse,Born to grow,

31Ilmoilla ylenijäkse?To ascend among the skies?

32Siitä tiesit teutamoini,Thus you knew, my kinsman,

33Kuulit kultani omena,Hear of my golden apple's fate,

34Tämän neijen syntyväkse:That this maid was born to rise:

35Savu paksulta pakeni,Thick smoke fled the hearth,

36Noki nousi nuorasestaSoot rose from the young one's

37Neijen kuulusan kojista.Renowned maiden's chambers.

38Siitä tiesit teutamoini,Thus you knew, my kinsman,

39Kuulit kultani omenaHeard my golden apple's tale,

40Tämän neijen syntyväkse:That this maid was born to rise:

41Koira haukku korkiestaA dog barked from the high

42Neijen kuulusan kojista;Renowned maiden's chambers;

43Aivon ammo aika Suopo,I recall old Suopo's time,

44Aivon aika huomenessa,Remember tomorrow's dawn,

45Mäkätti kevätkaritsaThe spring lamb bleated,

46Aikavihkon antajova,Offering time's woven thread,

47Palasen parentajova,A fragment made perfect,

48Vihkonviejejä† etehe."Ledger-bearers stride forth."

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.

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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-001702 · Read at SKS ↗

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