Maaria on matala neito

SKVR II 320·Repola·1884·Collector: Krohn, Kaarle

In the SKVR edition: Lentiera. Krohn n. 644l. -84. Ańńi Vassilovna Soapane, yli 50 v.

Song types: Hiiden sepän kahlinta, Lapsenetsintävirsi, Marjavirsi, Mataleenan virsi, Saunanhakuvirsi

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Luojan surma.

1Maaria on matala neito,Mary is a humble maiden,

2Viikon istu ison koissa,Sat a week in the great house,

3Viiet vitjat poikki saatto,Five threads she snapped,

4Kuuet vyölliset kuluttiSix girdles she wore out,

5Ison koissa istuossa,Sitting in the great house,

6Emon luona ollessah.At her mother's side.

7Lahkon lohkaa kuluttiWore out a splitting tool,

8Umpi kengän uurtiella,On the shoe's stitched grooves,

9Hirren kynnystä kuluttiWore the log threshold smooth,

10Hienosella helmallahan,With a delicate trim,

11Sileällä silkillähän.With smooth silk.

12Siirti eellä sillan päähän.Moved to the bridge's edge,

13Kirkai marjane mäjellä,Bright berries on the hill,

14Buolungaine kankahalla:On Buolunga's heath:

15"Tule, neito, poimomahan,"Come, maiden, to gather,

16Sormuskäsi suoltamahan,To offer your ringed hand,

17Vyö-vaski valitsemah,To choose a bronze belt,

18Tina-rinta riipimäh."To pluck a tin breastplate."

19Koppai koisan koprahani,Gathered at dusk's edge,

20Läksin marjan poimintahan:I went to pick berries:

21Otin marjan sormillani,Took berries with my fingers,

22Sormillani, huulillani,With my fingers, with my lips,

23Huulillani, kielelläni;With my lips, with my tongue;

24Tuopa vatsahan vajuki.They sank into my belly.

25Tuosta tyyvyn, tuosta täyvyn,From that I grew full, from that I grew round,

26Tuosta paksuksi panime,From that I was made stout,

27Lihavaksi liittelime.Made plump and soft.

28Maaria, on matala neitoMary, the humble maiden,

29Itkien tuli kotihin.Came weeping home.

30Annoin marjoa moammolleni.I gave berries to my mother-in-law.

31"Mistä olit, huora, tämän aikoa?""Where were you, whore, this time?"

32"Olin marjan poiminnassa.""I was berry-picking."

33"Et ollut, huora, marjan poiminnassa;"You weren't, whore, berry-picking;

34Olit sulhon etšössä,You sought a groom,

35Kaida kengän katšonnassa."Eyeing narrow shoes."

36"En ollut, sanoo, sulhon etšössä,"I wasn't, she says, seeking a groom,

37Kaida kengän katšonnassa,Nor eyeing narrow shoes,

38Olin marjan poiminnassa.I was berry-picking.

39En ajat hevosella reissäI rode no horse in sledges,

40Upehilla olluzilla,With splendid harnesses,

41Enkä syönyt mahon maitooNor drank a mare's milk

42Härrillä häilyössä,Near a stallion's swaying,

43Enkä syönyt kanan jäitšeäNor ate chicken scraps

44Poika kukon polkomoa.Trampled by a rooster's son.

45Minjät päiviä lukoo,Maids count the days,

46Akat kuita arveloo.Crones reckon the moons.

47Maaria on matala neitoMary, the humble maiden,

48Astu joven rantasella:Stepped to the riverbank:

49"Viepä virtä tästä,"Carry me, current! From here,

50Koski miutani hukuta."Rapids, drown my beloved."

51Eipä siuta virta vieThe current didn't take you,

52Eikä koski hukuta,Nor rapids drown you,

53Siull' on poika polvillase,For you have a boy on your knees,

54Herran Kristus helmoissase."Lord Christ in your lap."

55Minjät päiviä lukoo,Maids count the days,

56Akat kuita arveloo;Crones reckon the moons;

57Ainos saunassa asuu,She dwells ever in the sauna,

58Ainos vyöttä vötkehtii.Fiddling with her belt.

59"Ossettuine orja raukka,"Baptized slave-wretch,

60Rahon saatu raatajani,My laborer who got silver,

61Mäne katsoGo see

62Joko synty synnyn koite,If the birth-pangs approach,

63Paistaako Jumalan päivä?"Does God's sun shine?"

64"Jopa synty synnyn koite,"Indeed the birth-pangs approach,

65Paistaapi Jumalan päivä."God's sun does shine."

66"Ossettuine orja raukka,"Baptized slave-wretch,

67Rahon saatu raatajani,My laborer who got silver,

68Mäne, käy kylästä kylyyGo fetch a sauna from the village,

69Takimmaisesta talosta."From the furthest house."

70Eipä kylästä kylyy saatuNo sauna came from the village,

71Takimmaisesta talosta.From the furthest house.

72Lapsen heitti lastuloiheThe child tossed to wood chips,

73Sora joen soimen alle;Under the river's gravel,

74Sika kaivo, koira katto.A pig dug, a dog covered.

75Läksin poikani perähän.I went after my son.

76Mänin matkoja vähäsen,I went a short way,

77Assuin teitä pikkaraisen,Waited a little while,

78Tuli koite vastahani:Dawn came to meet me:

79"Hoi koite, Jumalan luotu,"Hey Dawn, God's creation,

80Etkös nähnyt poijaistani?"Have you seen my son?"

81"Mi on merkki poiallasi?""What marks your son?"

82"Puu punelmi, maa sinelmi,"Trees reddened, earth blued,

83Kuuset kulta rimptšukoissa,Spruces with golden cones,

84Hongat on hopia päissä,Pines with silver tips,

85Vaarat vaskisin orahin,Hills with copper barley,

86Taivaissa kultazin rakehin."Sky with golden hail."

87Mänin matkoja vähäsen,I went a short way,

88Assuin teitä pikkaraisen,Waited a little while,

89Tuli päivä vastahani:Day came to meet me:

90"Hoi päivä, Jumalan luotu,"Hey Day, God's creation,

91Etkös nähnyt poijaistani?"Have you seen my son?"

92Näin mie siun poijaistasi,"I saw your son,

93Sika kaivo, koira kattoA pig dug, a dog covered,

94Sora joven soimen alla,Under the river's gravel,

95Leppä lastujen sekaan."Among alder wood chips."

96Mänin matkoja vähäsen,I went a short way,

97Assuin teitä pikkaraisen;Waited a little while;

98Tuli virta vastahani,A stream came to meet me,

99Tuli joki vastahani,A river came to meet me,

100Mökkinen joen takana.A hut beyond the river.

101"Hoi seppä, Jumalan luotu,"Hey blacksmith, God's creation,"

102Tuo miullani vene!""Bring me a boat!"

103"Kuplattaako siun kuusinen,"Does your spruce boat bubble,"

104Vai kannattaako katajanen,"Or does the juniper one hold,"

105Vai piteä rautanen vene?""Or is the iron boat durable?"

106"Kuplattaa miun j. n. e."My [damned] boat bubbles."

107"Hoi seppä, Jumalan luotu,"Hey blacksmith, God's creation,"

108Tavo miulla tšieppi tästä!""Fetch me a tool from here!"

109"Kellä sie on tšiepin laajit?""Who has the tool's widths?"

110"Orjal kaglahan laajin.""The slave's neck is widest."

111"Onko paksu orjan kagla?""Is the slave's neck thick?"

112"Niin on omaski kagla.""As thick as one's own neck."

113Lukkoh pratškasi panna."Locked the contraption tight."

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.
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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.

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