Oi ukko sevottareni

SKVR II 1058·Porajärvi·1845·Collector: Europaeus, D. E. D.

In the SKVR edition: Kuutamolahti. Eur. Fol. III 1, n. 19. - 45.

Song type: Hääväki varataan

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1Oi ukko sevottareni,Oh Ukko, my ancient guardian,

2Taivaspilvien pitäjä,Keeper of celestial clouds,

3Hatakkojen hallitsija,Ruler of mysterious forces,

4Tuo' on turpas pohjasesta,Bring your might from the North,

5Pohjon turppa turpehin,Northern might of primal earth,

6Pohjon väki vääntehin.Northern folk wielding force.

7Oi ukko sevottareni,Oh Ukko, my ancient guardian,

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9Tuo on turppasi suvesta,Bring your power from South,

10Väekseni, voimakseni,As my force, as my strength,

11Avukseni, armokseni,As my aid, as my mercy,

12Turpakseni, tummakseni!As my maw, as my shadow!

13Oi ukke - - -Oh Ukko,

14Tuo on turppasi koillisesta.Bring your might from Northeast,

15Koill on turppa turpehin,Northeast's primal earth-force,

16Koill on väki vääntehin,Northeast's folk wielding power,

17Väekseni - -As my force

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20Tuoos turppasi luotehesta,Bring your power from Northwest,

21Luoe turppa turpehin,Northwest's primal earth-force,

22Luoeväki vääntehin,Northwest's folk wielding force,

23Väekseni, voimakseni,As my force, as my strength,

24Mies on lustuissa lujempi,A man is stronger in his joints,

25Rautapaioissa parempi,Better in iron constraints,

26Teräsvöissä tehtosampi.More forged in steel bonds.

27Aian rauvoista rakennan,I build fences from iron rods,

28Terässeivoin seisattelen,Erect them with steel stakes,

29Maa maoilla vitsaelen,Bind earth with serpent-twigs,

30Sisiliuskuilla siottan,Secure with inner sinews,

31Jätän hännät häilymähän,Leave tails to flutter,

32Keskipalat keikkumahan,Mid-sections to dangle,

33Rikkojia riuhtomahan,Breakers to wrestle,

34Tietäjiä tempomahan.Knowers to yank.

35Menes, noita, nuolihisi,Go, sorcerer, to your arrows,

36Tietäjä, terävihisi,Seer, to your sharp points,

37Velho, veitsirautohisi,Witch, to your blade-irons,

38Ennen päivän nousemista,Before sun's rising,

39Auringon ylenemistä,Before daystar's ascent,

40Koijumalan koittamista.Before Dawn God's arrival.

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-006611 · Read at SKS ↗

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