Puu puhas, Jumalan luoma

SKVR I4 104·Uhtua·1839·Collector: Castrén, M. A.

In the SKVR edition: Uhut. Castrén n. 53. 39.

SKVR textEnglish

Puun vihat. (Toisin).

1Puu puhas, Jumalan luoma,Pure tree, God's creation,

2Vesa Jesuksen vetämä!A sprout drawn by Jesus!

3Kun on puu pahan tekeviWhen the tree commits evil

4Eli varpu vamman lyö.Or the branch strikes injury,

5Puu puhas, Jumalan luoma,Pure tree, God's creation,

6Kyllä tjiän, kussa synnyt,Truly I know where you were born,

7(Kaiken paikan, kussa kasvoit);(Every place where you grew);

8Otra pellon pientaressa,At the field's narrow border,

9Vesi kaivosta syvästä.Water from the deepest well,

10Tuuli puuksi tuujutteli,The wind swayed you into being,

11Ilma lieto liikutteli,The mild air set you trembling,

12Piru latvasta piteli,The devil gripped your crown,

13Jumala vesin valeli.God anointed you with waters.

14Kun tyvi pahan tekevi,When the roots work evil,

15Latva mettä keittäköhönLet the crown boil honey

16Kipiälle voitieksi,As salve for the aching,

17Vammalle valovesiksi,As holy water for wounds,

18(Sieltä voie vuotakana,(From there let balm flow,

19Simatilkka tippukana).Let mead-drops trickle).

20Kun oksa pahan tekevi,When the branch works evil,

21Syän mettä keittäköhön,Let the heartwood boil honey,

22Kipiälle j. n. e.For the pain, etc.

23Kun syän pahan tekevi,When the core works evil,

24Pinta mettä keittäköhön.Let the surface boil honey.

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

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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