Pilvi on hitto Hiien vaimo
In the SKVR edition: Akonlaksi. Lönnrot Q, n. 231. 39.
SKVR textEnglish
1Pilvi on hitto Hiien vaimo,The cloud is a demon, Hiisi's spouse,
2Sill' on muoto mustanlainen,It has a form black as night,
3Iho innon karvallinen,Skin covered with coarse hair,
4Lypsi maahan maitoansa,Milked her milk upon the ground,
5Niitulle nimettömälle,To the nameless meadow,
6Maalle marjanvartiselle,To the berry-stemmed land,
7Nurmelle nukattomalle.To the sleepless grassy plain.
8Susi juoksi suota myöten - -The wolf ran through the swamp,
9Karhun kannan polkumilla;Along the bear's ancient trails;
10Katso ahjonsa alusta;He gazed at his forge's base;
11Ei tuosta mitänä tulle.Nothing came forth from that.
12Itse astu lietsoHimself stepped to fan flames,
13Paljahilla paioillahan;With naked palms as tools;
14Siitä rauan synnytteli.There iron was begotten.
15Rauan seppä suossa seisoit,Iron's smith stood in marshland,
16Polvin mustassa murassa.Knees deep in blackened mire.
17Suo sukusi, maa emosi,Swamp your kin, earth your mother,
18Ruskomulta muu sukusi,Red earth the rest of kin,
19Vesi vanhin veljeksistä,Water eldest of brothers,
20Tuli kerran keskimäinen,Fire once the middle-born,
21Rauta itse nuorimmainen,Iron itself the youngest,
22Vaaran vaskisen laella,On copper-hued mountain's peak,
23Herasessa hettehissä,In tender newborn shoots!,
24Läikkyvässä lähtehessä.In splashing spring's embrace.
25Ei vielä sielläkänä:Not yet there either:
26Vaskilampahan vatsassa,In copper-bellied one's gut,
27Hyisen porsaan povessa,In frost-pig's bosom,
28Jäisen karhun kainalossa.Ice-bear's armpit hidden.
29Ei vielä sielläkänä:Not yet there either:
30Vyöllä vanhan Väinämöisen,On old Väinämöinen's belt,
31Tuhatjatkossa tupessa.In thousand-forked dwelling.
32Kuin sie valasi vannoitAs you cast your sworn vows
33Ruotsin suurella kivellä,On Sweden's mighty stone,
34Karjalan kivikarilla.Karelia's rocky brink.
35Säilytetty - -Stored away
36Kultasen kukon sisällä,Inside golden cock's breast,
37Hopiaisen laulajaisen,Silver songbird's keep,
38Pilven pystyn viertehellä,By standing cloud's slope,
39Rahin rautasen nenässä,In Rahi's iron nose,
40Sai rauta säilytellä.There iron was preserved.
41Ei paha olisiEvil would not exist
42Ilman juonitta pahoitta.Without wicked plotters.
43Mistä salpa saataneheWhere obtain the locking bar
44Rauan suun sulaemeksi,To melt iron's mouth,
45Terän kielen keittimeksi?Cook the blade's tongue?
46Jesuksen oven takana,Behind Jesus' door,
47Portin Pohjan penkeressä.At North-gate's stone bench.
48Asetu, Jumalan aalto,Settle, God's wave,
49Veri vanha varjauta,Ancient blood, take cover,
50Tullessa punasen tulvan,When crimson deluge comes,
51Verilautan laskeessa!Blood-raft descending!
52Eikä pikkuista pitäisi,Nor should small things matter,
53Vähästänä vastoaisi.Least opposition suffice.
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
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-002480 · Read at SKS ↗
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