Vezi on vańhin velleksistä

SKVR II 686·Porajärvi·1871·Collector: Borenius, A. A.

In the SKVR edition: Jänkäjärvi. Bor. I, n. 15. - 5/8 71. Kakkine Harlom; sadan vuoden paikkeilla. Isän-ukko Ilomantsista. Muistutteli paria loitsua, jänistä pyytäessä ja pistoksen syntyä sekä runoa "Seppo load'i vaimon", vaan ei muistanut enää.

Song types: Tulen sanat, Tulen synty, Vesi vanhin veljeksistä

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SKVR textEnglish

1Vezi on vańhin velleksistä,Water is the oldest of brothers,

2Tul'i on nuorin ńeidozista.Fire is the youngest of maidens,

3Tuttav' on tulone äid'i,The familiar one is the come mother,

4Paras on Paron emändä,The best is the Baron's mistress,

5Nukkas tulda tuuvittamahThe downy one needs soothing with fire,

6Vaskiziss' on vakkazissa,In copper ones, in containers,

7Kuldazissa hihnazissa,In golden ones, in straps,

8Hobiezissa kätküzissä.In silver cradles.

9Oi on Moaria emone,Oh, Mary is the mother,

10Pühä piig' on taivolline!The holy maiden is celestial!

11Tule miän luien lunnahilla,Come to my bones' ransom-place,

12Miän peän peästieksi!To free my head!

13Keitä mezi kielelläze.Boil honey with your tongue,

14Hobiezilla huulilläze!With silver lips!

15Miän pahoja parandaa,Heal my evils,

16Miän kibeidä voidaa!Anoint my pains!

17Kusta lihat liikkunuzi,Where flesh has shifted,

18Sih lihat liitelgähäze!There let flesh adhere!

19Kust' on suonet katkelduzi,Where veins have snapped,

20Sih suonet solmielgahe!There let veins knot!

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 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-006188 · Read at SKS ↗

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