Pihan rippo, pellon rippo
In the SKVR edition: Kivij. Rautell n. 967. 92. Vanha eukko.
SKVR textEnglish
Leävälinnun luku.
1Pihan rippo, pellon rippo,Courtyard's sprite, field's sprite,
2Moan rippo, manulan rippo,Earth's sprite, Manala's sprite,
3Vill' on suusi, vill' on peäsi,Wild is your mouth, wild your head,
4Vill' on viisi hammastas'.Wild the five teeth in your jaw.
5Emännän käsi käköni,The mistress's hand, the hen,
6Parren peällini omena,On the beam's end, an apple,
7Kiulun korvien kiertelijä,Circler of the pail's handles,
8Hulikkojen huuhtelija,Washer of the imps,
9Aina lukkujen lukia,Ever a chanter of locks,
10Avoamien arvelija,Guesser of openings,
11Tules työs' tuntomah,Come to be known in your work,
12Kipies' nuolomah,To lick your pains,
13Vammasi valelomahTo cloak your wounds,
14Metisillä huulillas',With honeyed lips,
15Metisellä kielelläs'!With honeyed tongue!
16Pahoin tejit, kun panit.You wrought evil when you acted.
17Juovos viinana vihas',Drink your rage as wine,
18Männös mieli muurehesi,Go, mind, into your grief,
19Alla laihan peälakes',Under the linden's crown,
20Alla kolmen kylkiluus'!Beneath three ribs!
21Itse turvu tuskihis',Sink into your torment,
22Painu pakkoriepuhuis',Plunge into binding curses,
23Haluhuis' halkiele!Shatter into cravings!
24Ken käski, ku kehutti,Who ordered, who praised,
25Isosiko vai emosi,Your father or mother,
26Vainko valtavanhempasi?Or your mighty parent?
27Kuin mie etsin emos'As I seek your mother,
28Nouan valtavanhempas',I take your mighty parent,
29Enämp' on emolla työtä,No more toil for the mother,
30Vaiv' on suuri vanhemmalla,Great the elder's burden,
31Kuin lapsi pahoin teköö,When a child does wrong,
32Poika pillahan piäikse.A son turns to folly.
33Voia näillä voitehilla,Anoint with these balms,
34Hauvo näillä hautehilla,Bathe with these baths,
35Kazo näillä kazehilla,Heal with these remedies,
36Joill' on luoja voiettuna,With which the Creator anointed,
37Kazottuna kaikki valta!All power is nurtured!
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.
Source
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Permanent address of this poem at SKS: http://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:sks-kvr-004115 · Read at SKS ↗
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