Otsoseni, lintuseni

SKVR II 984·Repola·1892·Collector: Pääkkönen, L. V.

In the SKVR edition: Lentiera. Pääkkönen v. 1892. SMMY:n aikakausk. XVIII, ss. 107-8. [[1892]] Eräs sokea vanhus.

SKVR textEnglish

Karhun kutsuntalaulu.

1Otsoseni, lintuseni,My Otso, my bird,

2Karvakämmen kaimaseni!Hairy-pawed comrade of mine!

3Miss' on otso synnytetty,Where was Otso born,

4Karvajalka kasvatettu?Hairy-foot nurtured?

5Pienoisen petäjän alla,Under a small pine tree,

6Viien villavaipan alla,Under five woolen cloaks,

7Kuuven kultalehvän alla,Under six golden-leaved boughs,

8Siell' on otso synnytetty,There was Otso born,

9Karvajalka kasvatettu,Hairy-foot nurtured,

10Pienoisen petäjän alla,Under a small pine tree,

11Viien villavaipan alla,Under five woolen cloaks,

12Kuuven kultalehvän alla.Under six golden-leaved boughs.

13Kun on kuulet karjan kellon.When you hear the cattle's bell,

14Tahi paimenen pakinan,Or the herdsman's chatter,

15Pane kämmen korvan päälle,Press your paw to your ear,

16Laske pääsi mättähälle,Lower your head to the mound,

17Että ehtisi ohitseSo the herd may pass by

18Karja käydä kalkutellaClattering cattle marching,

19Lehmälauma lerhutellaSwaying cow procession,

20Kera paimenen pahaisen,With the wicked herdsman,

21Karjakullan kaitsiaisen.The cattle's golden keeper.

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Ei sanonut enää keskeltä muistavansa. Loppu kuului:

23Polta, Hiisi, hiiliäsi,Burn, Hiisi, your coals,

24Saatana, kypeniäsiSatan, your scales,

25Alla karhun kämmenien,Under the bear's paws,

26Karvajalkaisen katalan,The sly hairy-footed one,

27Että saisi astuntahan,That he may step into

28Ampumiesten ajantahan,The shooters' pursuit,

29Erämiesten etsintähän,The hunters' seeking,

30Pyssyn suuren suun etehen,Before the great gun's muzzle,

31Lyijyn ruuvaksi rupeisi.May lead twist as a screw.

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.

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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