Külä vuotti uutta kuuta
In the SKVR edition: Jyvöälaksi. Bor. I, n. 58,2. 8/10 71. Poavilan vaimo; Kenttijärvestä tuotu.
SKVR textEnglish
Kuin tuuvah sulhasen kotih.
1Külä vuotti uutta kuuta,The village awaited the new moon,
2Miero päivän nousentuva,†The border awaited the sun's rising,
3Miepä vuotin veijuvońi,I waited for my suitor,
4Veijuvońi, mińńojani.My suitor, my Minnoja.
5Veijo tuli, vesi läikkü,The suitor came, water splashed,
6Mińńa tuli, miero liikku.I came, the border shifted.
7Ken tämäñ toveñ valehti,Who lied about this truth,
8Veijoñ tühjiñ tulleheksi,†Claiming the suitor came in vain,
9Venoñ jouteñ juosseheksi?Or the boat sailed idly?
10Eipoñ veijo tühjiñ tulluñ,No, the suitor did not come vainly,
11Eikä veno jouteñ juossuñ:Nor the boat sailed idly:
12Om mitä venoñ vetüvä,There was reason to pull the boat,
13Kaksi-laijañ kannatella,To bear two-planked sides,
14Kuusi-kuaren† kuplatella.To rock six-ridged planks.
15Sulho, vil'l'o vellüvöni!Groom, my wild dear one!
16Nossas sotka soit'imilta,Lift the duck from the playing fields,
17Allis airolta ülennä.Beneath the plow, yet above.
18Pole jalka portahalla,No foot is on the stair,
19Toini sillalla sijota.The other is placed on the bridge.
20Sulho, vil'l'o vellüvöni!Groom, my wild dear one!
21Assuttele hanhiesi.Settle your geese.
22Morsieñ sisaruvoñi!Sisters of the brides, my kin!
23Assus t'ietä temminkäistä,Settle to tread the path,
24Moata maksan karvallista.The land of my hairy liver.
25Jo tiälä† tänäkin piänä†Already here on this day as well,
26Pihat pilmoin kiänteleksi,The yards turn their gates,
27Pitäñ† lassun poimijuva.†The barn is adorned.
28Jo tiälä tänäkin piänä†Already here on this day as well,
29Künnükset kütśertelieksiThe plowed fields curve,
30Hienohelmua hempujuva.†Sowing fine pearls.
31Jo tiälä tänäkin piänäAlready here on this day as well,
32Vajoiset vajehtelieksi†The storehouses are exchanged,
33Vajollist'† oñ vastakättä.The left side is opposite-handed.
34Jo tiälä† tänäkin piänä†Already here on this day as well,
35Skiäkäset† kätśertelieksiThe thresholds are adorned,
36Sormuskättä sulkijuva.†Locking ring-handedness.
37Terveh, sinttśi, terveh, pirtti,Hail, hearth; hail, cabin;
38Terveh, tupa, täüsińesi,Hail, house, in your fullness,
39Lautakatto, kansoińesi,Boarded roof, with your folk,
40Ulkoińi, urohinesi!Outer walls, with your heroes!
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42Ken täss' on pätövä piältä,†Who built this from the head,
43Päiväm piällińe† omena?My sun's apple on the head?
44Kempä täh on suojat suanun,Who gave these protections here,
45Suojat suanuñ, salvot salvañ?Gave protections, locked locks?
46Hirret hirmuilta metśiltä,Logs from mighty forests,
47Tuohet tuomivuaran luail'ta,†Pines from Tuomivuara's slopes,
48Sammalet sulilta soilta.Mosses from lush marshes.
49Suava†, täss' om pätövä piältä,Luck built this from the head,
50Päivän piällińi omena,*The sun's apple on my head,*
51Suava täh on suojat suanuñ,†Luck gave these protections,
52Suojat suanuñ,† salvot† salvañ,Gave protections, locked locks,
53Suava† sarjañ suanuñ,† karjan kattśoñ,Luck gave the herd's guardian,
54Poika-joukon jouvuttañ.Prospered the band of sons.
55Kaikk' on väki hal'l'akassa,All the folk are in the hall,
56Niinkuin mettśä huutehessa.Like a forest roaring.
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58Jop' on kiitin kaiken kansan.Now I have thanked all the people,
59Vuota kiitän pat'vaskańi.Time to thank my adornments.
60Ompa† miäm patvaskalla,Indeed, I am adorned,
61Parta kullan palmikossa,†*Beard in golden braids,*
62Peä kullan vipalehissa.*Head in golden bands.*
63Ompa miäm patvaskalla*Indeed, I am adorned*
64Pait' om piällä palttinaińi,My shirt is of linen,
65Se on Kuuttarin kutoma,Woven by Kuutar,
66Päivüttären kesrüvämä.†Embroidered by Päivätär.
67Omp' om† miäm patvaskallaIndeed, I am adorned
68Ussakka utuińi vüölläWith my faithful garment belted,
69Piällä paijam palttinaiseñ,In soft linen,
70Piällä huahen hal'l'akaisen,In a hall-worthy shirt,
71Se oñ Kuuttarin kutoma,Woven by Kuutar,
72Päivüttären kesrüvämä.Embroidered by Päivätär.
73Jop' on kiitin pat'vaskańi,Now I have thanked my adornments,
74Vuot' on kiitän suajannaista.†Time to thank the gifted ones.
75Mist' on suatu suajannaińi,†Where are my gifts from,
76Kust' on tuotu tuojannaińi?Whence were they brought?
77Kasvo muasta manttśimarja,They grew from earth's strawberry,
78Pellosta helie heinä.From the field's bright hay.
79Suajannaiń'† on süöjännaińi:The gifts are my eaten ones:
80Söi sijan sukahińeh,Ate the place with shoes,
81Mussan koiran korvińeh.The black dog with ears.
82Suajannaisen† suappuvaiset,The giver's graceful ones,
83Niinkuin hanhut on havolla,Like geese on pasture,
84Suajannaisen† silmät sirkut,The giver's sparkling eyes,
85Niinkuin tähet taivahalla,Like stars in the sky,
86Suajannaisen† piä-somańi,The giver's head-crown,
87Niin kuin pistü pilven kokka.Like the sharp edge of a cloud.
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89Jop' on kiitin kaiken kansañ:Now I have thanked all the people:
90Vuot' on neuvon neit'ijeńi,Time to advise my maidens,
91Morsient' opastelene.To instruct the brides.
92Toisin toisessa talossa,Differently in another house,
93Toisim mualla vierahalla.Elsewhere as guests.
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
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