Sano, sano, jänöi

SKVR II 50·Porajärvi·1884·Collector: Krohn, Kaarle

In the SKVR edition: Porajärvi. Krohn n. 6329. - 84. Liuvusvaaran nainen.

SKVR textEnglish

[Eläimet viestinviejinä - Kyynelten viereminen].

1Sano, sano, jänöi,"Speak, speak, hare,"

2Kempä meille tästä viestin viö"Who will carry this message for us"

3Suuren hiiren tyttärille,"To the great mouse's daughter,"

4Merihuoran vunukoille?"To the sea-harlot's calves?"

5Kontii tästä viestin viö."The bear carries this message."

6Ei ole kontiista viestin viejee:"The bear is no message-bearer:"

7Lehmiskarjat katselloo,"Cattle herds he watches,"

8Hevoiskarjat löytelöö."Horse herds he seeks."

9Sano, sano, jänöi parka,"Speak, speak, poor hare,"

10Kemp' on tästä viestin viö"Who is to carry this message"

11Suuren hiiren tyttärille,"To the great mouse's daughter,"

12Merihuoran vunukoille?"To the sea-harlot's calves?"

13Jänöi tästä viestin viö."The hare carries this message."

14Ei ole jänöistä viestin viejee:"The hare is no message-bearer:"

15Jänöi kenkis kenkis, jänöi parka,"The hare hobbles, hobbles, poor hare,"

16Kenkis eelleh jalkases."Hobbles on his forefeet."

17Mäni kimmin, mäni kammin,"Went swiftly, went stumbling,"

18Kimmin kammin tietä myöte,"Swiftly stumbling down the path,"

19Ripsahteli ritaseh,"Rustled through thickets,"

20Koksahteli kotaseh,"Crashed toward home,"

21Suuren hiiren tyttärille viestin."To the great mouse's daughter, the message."

22Löyvin akan leipomas,"I found her baking bran-bread,"

23Neitsyt kangasta kutoo,"The maiden weaving cloth,"

24Mutsoi lasta liekuttaa."The crone rocking a child."

25Viere, viere, kyynelyöni,"Flow, flow, my tear,"

26Viere vieläki alemmaksi"Flow still further down"

27Rätsinäni ruppisille(?),"To my coarse-stitched hems,"

28Sarahmanani nypläsille."To my lace-trimmed edges."

29Vieres, vieres, kyynelyöni"Flow, flow, my tear,"

30Sinisille sukkasille!"To the blue stockings!"

31Vieres, vieres, kyynelyöni,"Flow, flow, my tear,"

32Vieres vieläki alemmaksi"Flow still further down"

33Safjanaisilla bazmakoil!"To saffron-colored boots!"

34Vieres, vieres, kyynelyöni,"Flow, flow, my tear,"

35Sinne siltalankkusille."To the bridge planks there."

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.

Source

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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