Yks on vanha Vänämöne

SKVR II 91·Tulemajärvi·1884·Collector: Basilier, Hj.

In the SKVR edition: Kańńila. Basilier n. 44. -21/3 84. Ondrei Johorjov; n. 45 v. v.; oppinut eräältä "Ruot̮ilta" Suomen puolella, jossa oli kuullut sitä monen muunkin laulavan.

Song types: Hiidestä kosinta, Lemminkäisen virsi

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Vänämösen virsi.

1Yks on vanha Vänämöne,One is old Väinämöinen,

2Toiń on nuori Jogamońi,The second is young Joukahainen,

3,Kolmas on seppo Ilmolline,Third is the smith Ilmarinen,

4Suoriammogo sulhasikseTo act as the groom,

5Higi Hiien tyttääreego,For the sweat of Hiisi's daughter,

6Vägi vuoren vunukkaago.For the might of the mountain's grandson.

7Valjastammo hirvosen hevosen,Let us harness the deer-horse,

8Lähemmö ajaa karittamaagoLet us drive to gather them.

9Yheksän on meren ylit̮t̮i,Nine seas were crossed,

10Puol on merty kymmenetty;Half were made tenfold seas;

11Ajammo karittelommoWe drove gathering

12Hibiön, kabion kastumatta,Hibiön, the hut undrenched,

13Vuohisen vajottamatta;The goat unsunk;

14Katgeni jallass perkki.My legs broke entirely.

15Laula seppo, laske seppo!Sing, smith, forge, smith!

16Laulo seppo sinisen saaren,The smith sang of the blue island,

17Kasvo koivuu jallaksia pätiät,Birch grew as leg-supports,

18Painellaabo jallaksetko.To tread with little legs.

19Valjastammo hirvosen hevosen,Let us harness the deer-horse,

20Lähemmö ajaa karittamaagoLet us drive to gather them.

21Yheksän on meren ylitti,Nine seas were crossed,

22Puol on merty kymmenetty;Half were made tenfold seas;

23Ajammo karittelommoWe drove gathering

24Hibiön, kabion kastumattu,Hibiön, the hut unmoistened,

25Vuohisen vajottamattu;The goat unsunk;

26Katgenib on vemmel poikki.The sapling snapped apart.

27Laula seppo, laske seppo!Sing, smith, forge, smith!

28Laulo seppo sinisen saaren,The smith sang of the blue island,

29Kasvo tuomet vembeliks pätiät,Bird cherries grew as sapling-supports,

30Painellaabo vembosetko.To tread with little saplings.

31Valjastamm' on hirvosen hevosen,We harness the deer-horse,

32Lähemmö ajaa karittamaagoLet us drive to gather them.

33Yheksän on meren ylitti,Nine seas were crossed,

34Puol on merty kymmenetty,Half were tenfold seas,

35Ajammo karittelommoWe drove gathering

36Hibiön, kabion kastumattu,Hibiön, the hut unmoistened,

37Vuohisen vajottamottu.The goat left unsunk.

38Ajammo ligi Hiien akan pihoilla.We drove near Hiisi's hag's yards.

39Hiien akka ikkunass on,Hiisi's hag is at the window,

40Hiien koirat haukkumaago.Hiisi's dogs started barking.

41"Mitbo nuo miehii ollah?"What men are those?

42Ollaago nuo nuottamiehet,Are they net-men,

43Vai on nuo sulhomiehet?"Or are they suitors?"

44"Ei olla nuottumiehet,"They are not net-men,

45Nuo(t) on miehet sulhomiehet."Those men are suitors."

46Mänemmö Hiien akan pihah.We went into Hiisi's hag's yard.

47"Jogos on valmis on valvattihe,"Is the guard now ready,

48Kolmin vuosin kosittavu,Adorned in three years,

49Kaksin vuosin kaupittavu?"Bought in two years?"

50"Ei ole valmis valvattihe,"The guard is not ready,

51Kolmin vuosin kosittavu,Adorned in three years,

52Kaksin vuosin kaupittavu,Bought in two years,

53Śuuri on šlušbu šlyyšittavu,The great threshold must be prepared,

54Sat(a) on seiboita pihalla,A hundred poles are in the yard,

55Yks on seiboi peätä vailla,One pole lacks a head,

56Seg on sepon peän varoi."It is the smith's head's substitute."

57No hullugo noita huolikkahe,But the fool cared for them,

58Aika mies niit ei totelle.A true man heeded them not.

59Śuuri on šlušbu šlyyšittavu,The great threshold must be prepared,

60Kynnäs on kytyne moago,The burned land is plowed,

61Keännättelös keärmehineTo turn aside the snake,

62Käell' on kinttahattomalla,With a bare hand,

63Jallall on kengähättömällä,With a bare foot,

64Rungall on vyöttömällä.With a beltless body.

65Kynti seppo kytysen moan,The smith plowed the burned land,

66Keännätteli keärmehisenTurned aside the snake

67Kengäll on kinttahattomalla,With a bare foot,

68Jallall on kengähättömällä,With a bare foot,

69Rungall on vyöttömällä.With a beltless body.

70"Jogos on valmis valvattihe,"Is the guard now ready,

71Viikon valvateltavu,Guarded for a week,

72Kolmin vuosin kosittavu,Adorned in three years,

73Kaksin vuosin kaupittavu?"Bought in two years?"

74"Ei ole valmis valvattihe,"The guard is not ready,

75Vilkon valvatettavu,Guarded for a week,

76Kolmin vuosin kosittavu,Adorned in three years,

77Kaksin vuosin kaupittavu,Bought in two years,

78Viel on šlušbat šlyyšittavat:Still thresholds to prepare:

79Loitton on lohi meress,The salmon is distant in the sea,

80Syväss' on kala kaivoss,A fish is deep in the well,

81Se pitää svad'bahun tuuva."It must come to the wedding."

82Lähti seppo kiiškoikš mereh,The smith went to fish the sea,

83Saib' on siell lohenkalane.Caught the salmon there.

84"Jogos on valmis valvattihe,"Is the guard now ready,

85Viikon valvateltavu,Guarded for a week,

86Kolmin vuosin kosittavu,Adorned in three years,

87Kaksin vuosin kaupittavu?"Bought in two years?"

88"Ei ole valmis valvattihe,"The guard is not ready,

89Viikon valvateltavu,Guarded for a week,

90Kolmin vuosin kosittavu,Adorned in three years,

91Kaksin vuosin kaupittavu.Bought in two years.

92Viel' on šluušbat šlyysittavat;Still thresholds to prepare;

93Kylves on kyly tulinen,The sauna is fiery,

94Siit valmistammo valvatin!"From there prepare the guard!"

95Ei seppo kylytä kylve:The smith didn't bathe in the sauna:

96Menib' on kylyn lähellä,He went near the sauna,

97Menib' on seinät jäihe.The walls stayed cold.

98"No jogos on valmis valvattihe,"Well, is the guard now ready,

99Viikon valvateltavu,Guarded for a week,

100Kolmin vuosin kosittavu,Adorned in three years,

101Kaksin vuosin kaupittavu?"Bought in two years?"

102Lainuabi (Hiien akka) sepon vat̮ah."Lainuabi (Hiisi's crone) into the smith’s vat."

103Loadibo seppo vat̮ah pajan,"The smith readied the vat’s furnace,"

104Polven peän pani alušimekśe,"Placed the kneecap as a base,"

105Kulakkasen vasarašekse,"A tiny hammer as the tool,"

106Sormin šarat piihtysekse."With fingers, embers to pinch,"

107Tago(s) seppo pikkune veitsyt"The smith forged little knives,"

108Sormen peän suojeltavu,"The fingertip to be shielded,"

109Peigalon peän makujavu;"The groom’s head to be softened;"

110N'avaligo seppo Hiien akan mahan,"The smith stabbed Hiisi’s crone’s belly,"

111Mahass on oigiah lähti."In her belly, straight paths formed."

112Anni tyttö ainavone"The maiden gave eternally,"

113Kirojigo kajavikse,"Cursed [her] as a seagull,"

114Kajavikse kaukumahe,"As a seagull to wail,"

115Vastarannan raukumahe,"To the far shore to mourn,"

116Nuotan pullon pustamahe,"To release the net’s float,"

117Verkon silmää selittämähe."To unravel the net’s mesh."

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.
The editors’ notes, and the marks in the verses that point to them, are left out; they can be read at SKS.

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