Hoipa seppä ilmon lintu

SKVR II 104·Porajärvi·1884·Collector: Krohn, Kaarle

In the SKVR edition: Porajärvi. Krohn n. 6247. -84. Okulina Johorovna Borisov, 32 v. "Ruotsis kuuli." Suoj.? Iivan Miikkula Hukkala.

Song type: Hiidestä kosinta

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1"Hoipa seppä ilmon lintu,"Hail, smith, bird of the sky,"

2Takoja taputtelija,"Smith, the constant clapper,"

3Tavo miulleni veitsykkäne"Fetch me a little knife,"

4Vehnaista leipeä leikata."To cut wheat bread."

5Kohentele koltsaset,"Adjust the gear,"

6Parantele pankaset,"Improve the straps,"

7Sanon mie siulle sanomiset,"I tell you these words,"

8Ilman ikiset hyvyöt.""The sky's eternal blessings."

9Sepolla pihit käessä perähtihes,"The smith's tools slipped from his hand,"

10Vasaraine vabahti,"The little hammer escaped,"

11Rauta käessä ramahti."The iron clanged in his grip."

12Lähti seppo perttih."The smith left for the shed."

13Tuli seppo kotih."The smith came home."

14"Hoipos moamoni, kallis kantajani,"Hail, my nurse, dear bearer,"

15Rinnas maion antajani,"Breast's milk-giver,"

16Ihalmosen imettäjäni,"Fair one's nurturer,"

17Lämmittele lämmin kyly,"Heat the warm sauna,"

18Edožil halkozilla,"With split logs,"

19Metosilla da vetosilla!""Dry ones and wet ones!"

20Kylvin kylyn kyllälleni,"I bathed in the sauna fully,"

21Valautuisin vallalleni."Refreshed to my strength."

22"Kunne sie, poikani, lähet?""Where go you, my son?"

23"Lähen minä sulhasiksi.""I go to be a suitor."

24"Kunnepa sie, poikani, lähet?""Where precisely, my son?"

25"Hiitolaisen tyttäreh,"To Hiitola's daughter,"

26Väki vaaran vunukkoih,"To the mountain clan's kin,"

27Päivitellen sevoittareh.""To court the maidens daily."

28Lähti sepponen pihalle,"The smith went outdoors,"

29Loipa luotehelle,"Gazed northwest,"

30Kohotteli koilliselle,"Turned to northeast."

31Nousi pilvi luotehella,"A cloud rose northwest,"

32Kohosi vai koillisella."Or swelled northeastward."

33"Hoipas, Ukko, ylijumala,"Hail, Ukko, highest god,"

34Pilvilöin päällinen Jumala,"God above the clouds,"

35Retupilven reunallinen,"Storm-cloud's edge-lord,"

36Tarkoin olet taivahassa.""Exact in heaven you are."

37"Mitä sepolla pitännöö?""What must the smith do?"

38"Sepolla pitää sata hevosta satulah,"Saddle a hundred horses,"

39Tuhat hevosta ratsahih,"Ride a thousand steeds,"

40Yksi hepo seppoa varoin,"One horse guards the smith,"

41Savinen satula,"A clay saddle,"

42Kiviset jalustimet,"Stone stirrups,"

43Ratsaat rahkehilla ratsajaa,"Ride! With bells jingling,"

44Käköit vempelellä kukkuu.""Cuckoo calls with a bow."

45Nousi sepponen selkäh,"The smith mounted,"

46Ajelipa karotteli"Drove and steered"

47Hiitolaisen pihoil."To Hiitola's yards."

48Rupei Hiitolaisen koira haukkumah."Hiitola's dog began barking."

49Pani Hiitolaisen akka,"Hiitola's wife,"

50Mäni ikkunah:"Went to the window:"

51"Eipähän tuo Valki valehta hauku,"Valki doesn't bark lies,"

52Luksa korva lullettele.""His floppy ear twitches."

53"Hoipas akka Hiitolaisen,"Hail, Hiitola's crone,"

54Onkos lupa tupah tulla,"Is there leave to enter,"

55Kartanoh käyä,"To visit the manor,"

56Tallih hevosie taluo?""Tend horses in the stable?"

57"Siksi tupa on tehty,"The house is built for this,"

58Kartanot käyäksesi,"The manor for your visits,"

59Tallih hevosie taluo.""The stable for horse-tending."

60Tuli seppo perttih."The smith entered the house."

61"Hoipas akka Hiitolaisen,"Hail, Hiitola's crone,"

62Koittelisin mie kosita,"I would seek to woo,"

63Antasit sie Annukaisen?""Would you give Annukka?"

64"Enkö anna, enkö lupoa,"I won't give, nor permit,"

65Kuin on saat metsähevon,"Unless you fetch a forest horse,"

66Etkö suuren, etkö pienen,"Neither large nor small,"

67Etkö korean lihavan.""Nor a fine, fat one."

68Tulee sepolle suuret tuumat,"Great resolve came to the smith,"

69Pani päähän ajatusta."He set his mind to it."

70Lähti seppo pihalle,"The smith went outside,"

71Loipa silmät luotehelle,"Cast his eyes northwest,"

72Kohotteli koilliselle:"Turned to northeast:"

73"Hoipas, Ukko, Ylijumala."Hail, Ukko, Supreme God,"

74Pilvilöin päällinen Jumala!""God above the clouds!"

75"Mitä sepolle pitännöö?""What must the smith do?"

76"Sepolle pitää saaha metsä hepo,"The smith must get a forest horse,"

77Eikö suuri, eikö pieni,"Neither large nor small,"

78Eikö korean lihava.""Nor a fine, fat one."

79Tuli sepponen perttih:"The smith returned inside:"

80"Hoipas akka Hiitolaisen,"Hail, Hiitola's crone,"

81Jokos annat Annukaisen."Now will you give Annukka?"

82Jo on saatu metsä hepo?""The forest horse is obtained."

83"Enkö anna, enkö lupoa,"I won't give, nor permit,"

84Kuin on laajit lammin lattioille,"Unless you widen a pond in the floors,"

85Tammen keski tanterille,"An oak in the field's center,"

86Monet kalat lampiloihin,"Many fish in the ponds,"

87Monet marjat tammiloihin.""Many berries on the oaks."

88Tuli sepponen perttih."The smith came inside."

89"Hoipas akka Hiitolaisen,"Hail, Hiitola's crone,"

90Jo on laittu lampi lattioille."A pond is placed in the floors,"

91Tammi keski tanterille,"An oak in the field's center,"

92Jokos annat Annukaisen?""Now will you give Annukka?"

93"Enkös anna enkös lupoa.""I won't give, nor permit."

94"Kui et anna Annukaista,"Since you won't give Annukka,"

95Laajin mie paiassa pajan,"I'll stoke the forge's bellows,"

96Kaatiessa palkehet,"Topple the furnace stones,"

97Polviloissa alusimet,"Anvils at my knees,"

98Kulaikkoloissa vasarat.""Hammers in the hollows."

99Rupei seppo takomaan taputtamah,"The smith began clanging,"

100Annukka haukaksi metsään havahtihes,"Annukka turned into a forest hawk,"

101Seppo tetreksi jälkeen pyörähtihes,The smith turned into a black grouse after her,

102Annukkane lokaksi mereen lohahtihes,Annukka plunged into the sea as a gull,

103Seppo hauviksi jälkeen havahtihes.The smith became a pike following her,

104Rupei seppone laulamah:The smith began to sing:

105"Voitha sen ilmosen ijän"Alas, that creature's eternal life,

106Lokkana lohissa,As a gull in the salmon-waters,

107Kiviluuvoil kidzissä,In stone cliffs' icy crevices,

108Vastarannal vadzissa."On the far shore in the fishing nets."

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.

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