Tuonne meijät noijat noitu

In the SKVR edition: Miinoa. Paulaharju. n. 3953. 10. Out'i Huotarińi.

SKVR textEnglish

1Tuonne meijät noijat noituThere, the sorcerers curse us

2Sillaksi likasijoille,As a bridge to filthy places,

3Pahan paikan portahaksi.As steps to the evil place.

4Miepä porras ponnistauvunI shall thrust myself from the step

5Sillasta likasijasta,From the bridge of the filthy place,

6Pahan paikan portahasta.From the evil place's stairs.

7Itse noijat koatukootLet the sorcerers themselves build

8Sillaksi likasijoille,As a bridge to filthy places,

9Pahan paikan portahaksi.As steps to the evil place.

10Huuvella heilahutanOn a swing I sway

11Toatolleni taivosehen,To my dwelling in heaven,

12Moamolleni moaemähän.To my land's earth-mother.

13Aijan rautasen rakennanI build an iron fence

14Ympäri oman kotini,Around my own home,

15Kahen puolen kansastani.On both sides of my kin.

16Sisiliuskuilla sitelen,With lizards I bind,

17Keärmehillä keännättelen,With snakes I make writhe,

18Hännät panen häilymähän,Tails I set shimmering,

19Peäkeuhkot kehajamahan,Head-lungs I make sag,

20Jottei tartu noijan nuoletSo the sorcerer's arrows won't stick

21Eikä tietäjän teräkset.Nor the seer's blades.

22Itse noijat nuolihisi,The sorcerers to their arrows,

23Tietäjät teräksihisi,The seers to their blades,

24Velho veitsirautoihisi.The wizard to your knife-irons.

25Panen tuliset turkit peälläni,I don fiery furs upon me,

26Säkähäiset säilökannat,Bristling preserved vessels,

27Astuon ututtelenI step and harden

28Noijan nuolien tulilla,On the sorcerer's arrow-fires,

29Lasten loantotanterilla.On children's comfortless fields.

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.

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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