Anni tytti, aino neiti
In the SKVR edition: Kormilisto. Eur. H, n. 165. -46.
SKVR textEnglish
1Anni tytti, aino neitiAnni girl, the only maiden
2Nousi aioin huonteksella,Rose at morning's chamber,
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4Iski otzall' istujille,Struck with a glance at the sitters,
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6Otti korvoin ol'allehe.Took jugs to the ale-place.
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8Yx on vanha Väinämöinen,One is old Väinämöinen,
9Toinen Kaave Pohjolainen,The second Kaave of the North,
10Kolmas heliä Hermantoinen.Third the bright Hermantoinen.
11Anni tytti virkki:Anni girl spoke:
12"Laula, seppo Ilmarinen,"Sing, smith Ilmarinen,
13Hyvän sammen saatuasi,After receiving good fortune,
14Valvatin vetäessäsi!While you pulled, I watched!
15Jos et laula, Ilmarinen,If you don't sing, Ilmarinen,
16Minä hau'ix veteh."I'll pull you to the grave."
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.
Permanent address of this poem at SKS: http://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:sks-kvr-005513 · Read at SKS ↗
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