Hoi on moamoni kantajoini

SKVR II 190·Porajärvi·1909·Collector: Salminen, Väinö

In the SKVR edition: Klyssinvaara. Salminen n. 1831. -09. Ofanja Tarasov.

Song types: Lemminkäisen virsi, Saaren neidot

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Lemmingäisestä.

1"Hoi on moamoni kantajoini,"Hoi, my earth-mother's bearers,"

2Armaz maion antajoini,"Dear land's givers,"

3Tuo minulla sotasovat,"Bring me war-clothes,"

4Varsilla vanhat voattiat!""On steeds, the old garments!"

5"Kunnes sinä lähtet, poiguoni?""How long will you depart, my son?"

6"Pohjan pitkillä perillä,"To Pohja's far reaches,"

7Lapin laisku-kankahilla.""Lappi's sluggish moors."

8"Elä mäne sinne, poigoini!"Don't go there, my son!"

9Kolme on paikkoja pahoja.""Three evil places exist."

10Astun minä askelen ńeniä"I step a careful step,"

11I polgen kirvehen terille."On my knee to the axe's blade."

12Tuli tuoh ensimäne surma:"There came the first death:"

13Tuliba tuoh tuline hauda."A fiery grave arose there."

14"Ei ole tuo miehen surma"That is no man's death,"

15Eikä kuoloma urohon."Nor a hero's demise."

16Ison tiiot, emoni tiiot,"Father's knowledge, mother's knowledge,"

17A omani kaikkia paremat."But mine surpass all."

18Hoi on ukko yli Jumala,"Hoi, Ukko above God,"

19Tahika toatto taivahaine,"Steadfast heavenly father,"

20Nostas pilvi pohjaseh,"Raised a cloud northward,"

21Toine suurella suvella,"A second with a south wind,"

22Kolmas kohtah koilisella,"A third toward the east wind,"

23Nebä yhtee yhytä,"They merged together,"

24Lomakkaan loukahuta,"Gently splitting apart,"

25Soa nyt lunta sauvavarzi,"Let snow coat the staff-shaft,"

26Kiehittele keihäsvarzi"Frost adorn the spear-shaft,"

27Näilä paikoila palanusilla,"On these blazing grounds,"

28Ilman tutkimattomilla!"In untrodden realms!"

29Peästä miestä matkahase,"Save the journeying man,"

30Lenningäistä liiatengi!""The wanderer! From overwhelming forces!"

31Astun askelen neńiä,"I step a careful step,"

32Pollen kirvehen terillä,"Treading the axe's edge,"

33Mänin matkoja vähän,"I journeyed a short way,"

34Pollin teitä pikkusen."Trod the paths a little."

35Tuli tuoh' toine surma:"There came the second death:"

36Tuli tuoh' tuline hauda,"There arose a fiery grave,"

37Tulihaual tuline luodo,"On the grave, a fiery sandbar,"

38Tuliluuolla tuline koivu,"On the bone-reef, a fiery birch,"

39Tulikoivussa kokko tuline."In the birch, a fiery eagle."

40"Ison tiiot, emon tiiot,"Father's knowledge, mother's knowledge,"

41Omat tiiot paremmat."My own knowledge is greater."

42Hoi on kokko raudanenä,"Hoi, the eagle with iron beak,"

43Viehen kynnet karvohese."Wolf's claws in its fur,"

44Hambahat ikenihise,"Teeth set in gums,"

45Peästä miestä matkahase,"Save the journeying man,"

46Lenningäistä liiatengi!""The wanderer! From overwhelming forces!"

47Astun askelen nenillä,"I step a careful step,"

48Pollen kirvehen terillä."Treading the axe's edge."

49Tuliba tuohon kolmas surma:"There came the third death:"

50Häiyst' on aita asuttu,"In the yard, a fence stood,"

51Sisiliuskulla sivottu,"Built with flint stone,"

52Keärmehillä keänneldy."Coiled with snakes."

53"Maltan mie mavon lumua,"I withstand the snake's deceit,"

54Tiiän mi sinun sugus,"I know your lineage,"

55Tiiän mi sinun rotusgi:"I know your kin:"

56Kieli keihäksien nenistä,"Tongue from spear-tips,"

57Peä on poadaroist kyhätty,"Head built from birch bark,"

58Silmät liinan siemenistä,"Eyes from flax seeds,"

59Korvat lammin lumpehista;"Ears from pond lilies;"

60Kesillä oot aioista alatše,"In summers under eaves,"

61Talvet suven sammalissa.""Winters in summer's moss."

62Mänin matkoa vähän,"I journeyed a short way,"

63Pollin teitä pikkuse."Trod the paths a little."

64Pohjan akka portahilla."Pohjola's crone on the stairs."

65"Saago vieras tubah tulla,"May a guest come to the hut,"

66Lenningäine liiatengi?""Wanderer! From overwhelming forces?"

67"Tuba o tulie varalla,"The hut is set for fire,"

68Voarnat kirjakintahilla,"Rafters with carved patterns,"

69Seinät on miekkoja mitellä"Walls adorned with swords,"

70Lenningäisen peän varalla."For the wanderer's head!"

71Seisatu mustaa seinää sellin"Let the black wall stand,"

72Kolmen koukun koskovalle,"For three hooks to hang,"

73Kattilan pidotiloilla!""At the cauldron's feast-place!"

74"Eigö minun ollut siidä isoni,"Never was my father there,"

75Eigö minun ollat emoni"Nor my mother ever there,"

76Eigö valta vanhempaini."Nor my elders' power."

77Pohjan akka Väinemöini,"Pohjola's crone, my Väinämöinen,"

78Tuopa nyt tuopilla olutta,"Now bring a tankard of ale,"

79Väkivettä vietrasella!""Strong water with a ladle!"

80Pohjan akka Väinemöini"Pohjola's crone, Väinämöinen,"

81Toiba tuopilla olutta,"Brought a tankard of ale,"

82Viehätti vettä vietrasella."Lured with ladled water."

83Pani topan tuopin pohjaa,"Placed a toad in the tankard's base,"

84Keärmehen kupinki laijalle."A snake's goblet on the rim."

85Mipä tässä tehtäne?"What's to be done here?"

86Toppa moaha luotane,"Cast the toad to the earth,"

87Olut peähä juotane."Drank the ale to the head."

88"Tuloho miun tästä lähtie,"Let me depart from here,"

89Tästä kurjasta kylästä,"From this wretched village,"

90Katalasta karjan moalta."Accursed cattle-land."

91Soadih naiset nauramaa,"Women began to laugh,"

92Joga sammakko sanobi,"Every frog spoke,"

93Kaikki lotot loukotteloo"All hags jeered,"

94Syökäriksi, juokariksi."As a glutton, a drunkard."

95Tuloo tästä pois o lähtie.""It's time to leave this place."

96Saaha venozed vesillä,"He took boats on waters,"

97Laittaa laivat lainehilla;"Prepared ships on waves;"

98Jeähä vaimot itkömässä,"Women remained weeping,"

99Ystävät ulisomassa."Friends wailing aloud."

100Ei ne itke pitkie purjepuita,"They weep not for tall masts,"

101Sata hankasie venoja,A hundred handled boats,

102Itkövät pitkie purjepuien alaista,They weep for the long sail-masts' underlings,

103Satahangan haltiaista.For the hundred-handled guardians' spirits.

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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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-005636 · Read at SKS ↗

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