Iroi imbi-ńeidoi
In the SKVR edition: Veskelys. Vuatšinmäki. Bor. I, n. 8. -18/7 71. Kiri, Arhipan ikäinen ukko (ks.n. 100 a). Sanoi Suomessa sotamiehenä ollessaan oppineensa laulamaan. Tätä ja Pedri-kuninkaan virttä lauletaan kuitenkin Aunuksessa yleisesti tässä muodossa, joten tieto (Lähteenkorvan mukaan) on mahdollinen ainoastaan Luomisrunoon nähden. (ks. n. 9:n muist.) [Iro-neidon runoa - Hiitolastakosintaa.]
SKVR textEnglish
1Iroi imbi-ńeidoi,Iroi, the sacred maiden,
2Kazvindol kaunis ńeidoiThe fair maiden of Kazvindol,
3Pühitti pühän pühäžänConsecrated the holy sanctuary,
4Pühän pellon pienderessü,At the edge of the sacred field,
5Kaija-lammin kainalossu.By the side of Kaija-pond.
6Lähti pühän pellon pienderel astumah.She stepped onto the sacred field's edge.
7Tuli kolme mandžoi vastah,Three men came to meet her,
8Pańigo ne kolme mandžoi vattšah,She placed those three men in her womb,
9Rubei vattšu kazvamahe.The womb began to grow.
10Iroi imbi-ńeidoi!Iroi, sacred maiden!
11Edgo süönüh rugoi-leibie,Did you not eat rye bread,
12Edgo süönüh lehmän maiduo,Did you not drink cow's milk,
13Edgo süönüh potšin lihoa,Did you not eat piglet meat,
14Vai särvit särgi-rokkoa,Or were you scarred by scale-disease,
15Söidgo külläl kudu-kaloa?That you ate spawn-fish to fullness?
16Rod'ih huigei häbei,Great shame arose,
17Pintti maile vierahile,Spread to foreign lands,
18Maile tundemattomile,To unknown lands,
19Maile rajattomile,To boundless lands,
20Maile papittomile.To priestless lands.
21Sai kolme poigoa.She bore three sons.
22Rubei poigu polvile pagizemah:The sons began to speak on their knees:
23"Voi, sanoi, moamo kandajoińi,"Oh," they said, "mother who carried us,
24Magei-maijon andajoińi,Giver of sweet breasts,
25Rinnassa riputtajańi,Who hung us at your breast,
26Vie-häi meile pappi pidäis:Take us to get a priest:
27Jovvumm' maile vierahile,We are from foreign lands,
28Maile tundemattomile,To unknown lands,
29Maile rajattomile,To boundless lands,
30Maile papittomile.To priestless lands.
31Itše minä nimet panen:"I myself will give names:
32Kudan on sünnündöile nuorin,To the youngest born,
33Sill' on nuorin D'ogamoine;He shall be D'ogamoine;
34Kudan on sünnündöile vańhin,To the eldest born,
35Sill' on vańhin Väinämöine;He shall be Väinämöinen;
36Kudan on sünnündöile keskimäine,To the middle-born,
37Sille seppo Ilmol'ine."To him, smith Ilmol'ine."
38"Hoi moamońi, kandajoińi!"Oh mother, carrier of mine!
39Anna paidu pellervöine,Give a shirt of Pellervo's cloth,
40Koadijaizet kui lumi-kabuizet,Leggings like snow-boots,
41Ittšes imbin-iel kuvotut!"Woven in maidenhood's time!"
42Pańi seppo paidazen pajaks,The smith made a shirt as a smock,
43Koadijaizet palgeheks,Leggings for legs,
44Kulakad vazarajiks,Golden tools,
45Polvuzed aluzimikse:Knee-pieces as foundation.
46Tagoi piššeližen.Forged a crossbow.
47Lähti püülöi pöükkäilemäh,Set off to rush through tasks,
48Astui virstan, astui toizen.Walked a verst, then another.
49D'ogo (seppo) äijän püüdü pöükät?Did the smith rush much work?
50Voinnengo eizmäine, en voinnego d'älgimäine.The first could, the last could not.
51Astui kod'ih seppo,The smith stepped home,
52Pańi paidazen pajaks,Made the shirt as a smock,
53Koadijaizet palgeheks;Leggings for legs;
54Tagoi virkkuizen,Forged a virkku,
55Nosti virkkuizen sanoil.Raised the virkku with words.
56"Moamo kandajoińi,"Mother who carried me,
57Peze peä pelvoi-pivoks,Wash your head of fears,
58Kaglańi kui kanan jäitšäks!"Make your neck like chicken ice!"
59Istui seppo korjan peräh,The smith sat behind a fence,
60Toized vel'l'ed laijoil.Other brothers on planks.
61Ajetlih päivä, ajettih toine,A day passed, another passed,
62Puolen kolmattu kohettih:By the half-third day:
63Hoi seppo Ilmol'ine!Oh smith Ilmol'ine!
64Tuli sula meri vastah.An open sea arose before him.
65Iskeu virkustu vitšal,Struck with the tool-whip,
66Avavui dorogu merel.Opened a road on the sea.
67Tuli harmai ukko vastal,A gray old man came against him,
68Niglai sepon Ilmol'izen.Mocked smith Ilmol'ine.
69Pańi seppo paidazem pajaksThe smith made the shirt as a smock,
70Koadijaizet palgeheks,Leggings for legs,
71Rubei tagomah tuiskuttamah.Began to forge stormily.
72Lähti harmoan ukon peälajesWent over the gray old man,
73Tuli-kibenet tuiskumah,With fire-shoes storming,
74Ei lähte i huras kainalos.Not even a swift escape helped.
75Tuo haugi tuhandis turbehis,That pike in a thousand troubles,
76Soas havvis sagehis harvu kirju,In pine's sparse speckled ridge,
77Puhui sepol kolme külgi-ruodoa.Spoke three side-ribs to the smith.
78Lähti seppo tuli-külüö külbemäh:The smith went to ride the fire-sled:
79Vaski-varvois vaputteli,Shook copper poles,
80Termu-kaivois kezoin külbi.Bathed in summer's warm wells.
81Lähti kivi-peldoi astumah,Went to tread stone fields,
82Rod'ih kirgunda jällel päi.Sparks flew on his back.
83Katšo kaunis Kat'eriin kirguou:Fair Katerina saw the sparks:
84"Äijü on sinne mennüh,"Much has gone there,
85Vähä on sie tulluh."Little have you brought."
86Pidäü omoa osoa mennä oppimahe,Decided to go learn her own path,
87Meńi, kivipellot pehmittiWent, softened the stone fields
88Kengittömin jalloin,With unshod feet,
89Pal'l'ain käin.Walked barefoot.
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-005525 · Read at SKS ↗
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