Ańńi tyttö, aino ńeido

SKVR II 40·Repola·1877·Collector: Borenius, A. A.

In the SKVR edition: Suulaansaari. Bor. III, n. 175. - 5/10 77. Okulina eli Okki, Gordeisen Iivanan naine, n. 45 v. Lentierasta tuotu; Nesterisen Issain tytär.

Song types: Hirttäytynyt neito, Kolme käkeä, Kyynelten vierintä

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1Ańńi tyttö, aino ńeido,Anni girl, sole maiden,

2Anni luudia metsäštä,Anni gathers brushwood from the forest,

3vaššan päida varvikošta;[Take] the calf's head! From the thicket;

4taitto vassan toatollaha,Divided the calf to bring home,

5toizen taitto moamollaha,The second division to the earth,

6kohti kolmatta rubeziToward the third boundary ditch,

7vel'l'ellähä Iivanalla.With brother Iivana.

8Ožmatar orosta virkki,Threshold-mother spoke from the doorway,

9Kal'ovain kašseksešta:From Kal'ovain's courtyard:

10"^djog oled, neidi, miussa mielin?""Why are you, maiden, in such a mood?"

11"Engä siussa engä kessä,"Not in you, nor in anyone,

12engä muissa nuoriźossa,Nor in other youths,

13kažvan kaijoissa šovissa,In grown birch groves' shadows,

14venyn vergavoattehissa,In woven fence enclosures,

15toaton leibäkańńikašša."In a homeless bread-basket."

16Ańńi itkien kod'ihi.Anni wept toward home.

17Peädy izä veräjillä,Father arrived at the gates,

18kirvešvartta kirjuttauppi:Carving an axe handle:

19"Midä itet, Ańńi tyttö?""Why weep, Anni girl?"

20"Omba syydä itkijällä,"The weeper has reason,

21abeid on aivin pahoja:Great are the sorrows:

22riśt'i vieri rinnaldańi,The cross rolled from my chest,

23šormuš šormešta šolahti,The ring slipped from my finger,

24kulda langa kulmildańi,Gold thread from my brows,

25sińi langa silmildäńi,Blue thread from my eyes,

26kaunis langa kassaštańi,Beautiful thread from my braid,

27puna langa vyöńi peästä."Red thread from my belt's end."

28"El ol, Ańńi, milloingoana,"Never be, Anni, at any time,

29milloingoana, silloingoana,Never, at no time,

30syö sie vuozi voida kaikki,Eat a year's worth of butter,

31toine syö sianlihoja,The second [year] eat pork,

32kolmas kuoreukakkaroja,The third bark cakes;

33assu aittaha mäjellä,Dwell in the hilltop storehouse,

34keikuttele kellarihi."Rock the cellars."

35Ańńi ielleh itkienne.Anni wept again.

36Peädy moamo veräjilläMother arrived at the gates,

37kezävoida pyöhtämässä.Churning summer butter.

38"Midä itet, Ańńi tyttö?""Why weep, Anni girl?"

39"Omba syydä itkijällä,"The weeper has reason,

40abeida aivin pahoja:Great are the sorrows:

41rist'i vieri rinnaldańi,The cross rolled from my chest,

42sormus šormešta šolahti,The ring slipped from my finger,

43kulda langa kulmildańi,Gold thread from my brows,

44sini langa silmildäńi,Blue thread from my eyes,

45puna langa vyöni peästä,Red thread from my belt's end,

46kaunis langa kassaštańi."Beautiful thread from my braid."

47"El oll, Ańńi, milloingoana,"Never be, Anni, at any time,

48milloingoana, silloingoana,Never, at no time,

49syöhän vuozi voida kaikki,Indeed eat a year's butter,

502:ne syö sianlihoja,Those eat pork,

51kolmas kuorenkakkaroja;The third bark cakes;

52assu aittaha mäjellä,Dwell in the hilltop storehouse,

53keikuttele kellarihi."Rock the cellars."

54Ańńi ielleh itkienne.Anni wept again.

55Peädy veikko veräjillä,Brother arrived at the gates,

56keih́än vartta kirjuttauppi.Carving a spear shaft.

57"Midä itet, Ańńi tsikko?""Why weep, Anni sister?"

58"Omba syydä itkijällä,"The weeper has reason,

59abeid' on aivin pahoja,Great are the sorrows:

60risti vieri rinnaldańi,The cross rolled from my chest,

61kulda langa kulmildańi,Gold thread from my brows,

62kaunis langa kassaštańi,Beautiful thread from my braid,

63sińilanga silmildäńi,Blue thread from my eyes,

64punalanga vyöńi peästä."Red thread from my belt's end."

65"El' ol, Ańńi, milloingoana,"Never be, Anni, at any time,

66milloingoana, silloingoana:Never, at no time:

67syö se vuozi voida kaikki,Eat that year's butter,

68toine syö sianlihoja;The second eat pork;

69assu aittaha mäjellä,Dwell in the hilltop storehouse,

70keikuttele kellarihi."Rock the cellars."

71Ańńi ielleh itkienne.Anni wept again.

72Peädy tsikko veräjillä,Sister arrived at the gates,

73kirjasukkoa pezouppi,Washing an embroidered sock,

74kirjapoal'ikka keässä.A patterned apron in hand.

75"Midä itet, Ańńi tsikko?""Why weep, Anni sister?"

76"Omba syydä itkijällä,"The weeper has reason,

77rist'i vieri rinnaldańi,The cross rolled from my chest,

78sormus šormešta šolahti,The ring slipped from my finger,

79kulda langa kulmildańi,Gold thread from my brows,

80kaunis langa kassaštańi,Beautiful thread from my braid,

81šińi langa silmildäńi,Blue thread from my eyes,

82puna langa vyöńi peästä."Red thread from my belt's end."

83"El' ol, Ańńi, milloingoana,"Never be, Anni, at any time,

84milloingoana, silloingoana:Never, at no time:

85syöhän vuozi voida kaikki,Indeed eat a year's butter,

862:ńe syö sianlihoja,Those eat pork,

873:s kuorekakkaroja;And bark cakes;

88assu aittaha mäjellä,Dwell in the hilltop storehouse,

89keikuttele kellarihi."Rock the cellars."

90Ańńi ielleh itkienne.Anni wept again.

91Peädy ńeveskä pordahilla,Bridegroom arrived on the porch,

92kirjapielusta pezouppi,Washing an embroidered hem,

93kirjapoal'ikka keässä.A patterned apron in hand.

94"Midä itet, Ańńi nado?""Why weep, Anni bride?"

95"Omba syydä itkijällä,"The weeper has reason,

96aibeid' on aivin pahoja,Great are the troubles:

97rist'i vieri rinnaldańi,The cross rolled from my chest,

98šormuš šormešta šolahti,The ring slipped from my finger,

99kulda langa kulmildańi,Gold thread from my brows,

100sińi langa silmildäńi,Blue thread from my eyes,

101kaunis langa kassaštańi,Beautiful thread from my chest,

102puna langa vyöni peästä."Red thread from my belt's end."

103"El ol, Ańńi, milloingoana,"Never be, Anni, at any time,

104milloingoana, silloingoana:Never, at no time:

105syö se vuozi voida kaikki,Eat that year's butter,

1062:ńe syö sianlihoja,Those eat pork,

1073:s kuorekakkaroja;And bark cakes;

108ašsu aittaha mäjellä,stay in the granary on the hill,

109keikuttele kellarihi."Rock the cellars."

110Astu aittaha mäjellä,She stepped into the granary on the hill,

111keikutteli kellarihi.rocked the cellars.

112"Täm' on orzi veijon tuoma,"This orphan the rogue brought,

113veijon tuoma, veijon soama,the rogue’s brought, the rogue’s taken,

114veijon vestämä metsäštä."the rogue led from the forest."

115Nosti arku arkun peällä,Lifted a chest atop another chest,

116lippahan pańi lizäksi;placed a banner as an addition;

117avaziba aiga arkkun,they opened the old chest,

118remahutti reuńimäizen,tore its rim,

119löyzi muiloa muruźen,found fragments of others,

120paglan peädä palokkuize.a pagan’s burnt skull.

121Mäńi moamo kattsomaha:Mother went to see:

122jo Ańńi rippieššäalready Anni hanging,

123kiikistynnä, koakistunna.shriveled, desiccated.

124"Viere, viere, kyyńeleńi,"Flow, flow, my tear,

125punazella pokromalla,with crimson adornment,

126viere, viere, kyyneleńi,flow, flow, my tear,

127sińisuilla sukillańi,with azure ribbons,

128viere, viere, kyyneleńi,flow, flow, my tear,

129pädörällä pägeilläńi,with a scarf on my temples,

130viere, viere, kyyneleńi,flow, flow, my tear,

131viere vielägi alemma,flow still deeper,

132mairehella moaemällä."to the soft earth-mother."

133Lähtöuppi kolme jogiaThree rivers arose

134yhem immen kyyńelistä,from one maiden’s tear,

135kažvauppi on 3 koivuobirches grew

1363:n joven pardahalla;on the river’s bank;

137kuukkuuppi 3 kägiäcuckoos called

1383:n koivun okšazilla:on the birch’s branches:

139yksi kukku sulan eänenone cuckoo for thaw’s pain

140lapšelle šulattomalla,for a child unloved,

141šulan tundomattomalla,unknowing of love,

1422:ne kukku lemmen eänenanother cuckoo for love’s pain

143lapsella lemmettömällä,for a loveless child,

144lemmen tundomattomalla,unknowing of love,

1453:s kukku armon eänenthe third cuckoo for mercy’s pain

146lapsella armottomalla,for a merciless child,

147armon tundomattomalla.unknowing of mercy.

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-005453 · Read at SKS ↗

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