Minä laulan Lappalaisen

SKVR I4 42·Vuokkiniemi·1823·Collector: Topelius, Zacharias

In the SKVR edition: Vuokkiniemi. Topelius 1122 a). 12. n. 4. 23-6. Olli Mäkeläińi; F. M. Toppeliuksen muistoonpanema.

Song type: Kateita ja noitia vastaan

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1Minä laulan Lappalaisen,I sing of the Lapplander,

2Sala syäjäni sanelen,Secretly I utter my devourers,

3Laulan halki hartiensa,I sing through their breast,

4Puhki leukansa puhelen,*Through their jaw I speak,*

5Paijan kauluxen kahexi,Split Paija's neck in two,

6Rikki rintalastosesta,*Shatter the breastbone,*

7Puhki leukansa puhelen.Through their jaw I speak.

8Siihen laulan lakin päähän,There I sing onto the hat's crown,

9Siiton eli alla lakin,I place it beneath the hat,

10Vihkon Vipurin matoja,A codex of Vyborg's worms,

11Joukon jouhi kärmehiä,A host of bristled serpents,

12Joll' on syätän syöjiäni,With which I feed my devourers,

13Puretan purijatani.I unleash my biters.

14Ompa mulla musta koira,*Indeed, I have a black dog,*

15Rakki rauan karvallinen,A hound with iron fur,

16Suolet vaskeset vatassa,Copper guts in a cauldron,

17Kuparista kuuraeltu,*Frosted with bronze,*

18Jokon luinehen puroovi,That seeps into the bones,

19Ruotinehen roohoavi.Grows into the sinews.

20Siit' on laulan Lappalaisen,From this, I sing of the Lapplander,

21Sala syäjäni sanelen*Secretly I utter my devourers*

22Turjan koskehen kovahan,To Turja's fierce rapids,

23Alla kopron korkeimman,Beneath the highest cliff,

24Keskellä kosen kivexi,Amidst the rapids' stone,

25Tulena palelomahan,As fire to scorch,

26Säkähinä säihkymähän.As sparks to glitter.

27On minulla orit punanen,I have a red stallion,

28Hevonen hynnäkönen,A horse most splendid,

29Joll' on rautaset kaviat,*With iron hooves,*

30Teräxiset temottimet,*Steel stirrups,*

31Joll' on lampi lautasilla,With a pond on flat stones,

32Vesi selvä selkä luilla,Clear water on bony back,

33Lähet länkien sialla,Sent to spirit-paths,

34Jost' on noiat vettä juovat,*Where shamans drink water,*

35Lappavat kylän katehet,Lapps, the village's envy,

36Tuli kurkut kuihuavat.*Fire parches their throats.*

37On mulla musta koira,I have a black dog,

38Kakki rauan karvallinen,Filth with iron fur,

39Jolla syötän syöjätäni,With which I feed my devourers,

40Puretan puriatani,I loose my biters,

41Jokon lainehen puroovi,That pours into the waves!,

42Rootinehen roohoavi.Grows into the roots.

43Siihen kuivu noian kulku,There the shaman's path dries,

44Lakahtu Lapilta kieli.Lapland's tongue falls mute.

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-002382 · Read at SKS ↗

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