Anoi tyttö, ainoi tyttö

SKVR III1 215·Soikkola·1858·Collector: Länkelä, Jaako

In the SKVR edition: [Soikkola]. J. Länkelä. v. IV 3 a. 1858.

Song type: Vesitieltä pilviin viety neito

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1Anoi tyttö, ainoi tyttö,Anoi girl, sole maiden,

2Anoi ainoa emolle,Anoi, the only one, to her mother,

3Ei tuota emo torunut,That mother did not scold,

4Eikä ätti ärjäellyt,Nor did the father bellow,

5Eikä vellot verranneet:Nor brothers reproach her:

6Oli vuoen vuotehessa,She lay sick abed,

7Kesoin kauen kattehessa.Under summer's long cover.

8Isoi kutsui kullakseen,Father called her his gold,

9Emoi ehto lapsekseen.Mother chose her as child.

10Nousi ylös vuotehesta,She rose from her sickbed,

11Otti kultaisen korennon,Took a golden ladle,

12Otti pangin paatsanpuisen,A rowan-wood bowl,

13Pani kullat kulmilleen,Placed gold on her brows,

14Sini langat silmilleen,Blue threads on her eyes,

15Vaski langat varrelleen,Copper threads on her arms,

16Vyölleen hopia langat,Silver threads on her belt,

17Herran kynnystä kuluttiWore the lord's threshold

18Helävillä helmoillaan,With jingling hems,

19Toisen päältä päähyenPassing another's domain,

20Kultaisilla kulmillaan.With golden brows.

21Vieri vettä ottamaanShe went to fetch water

22Kaivolta kylän kaulta,From the village well,

23Pellolta kylän perältä.From the field's far end.

24Kaikki olit kaivot kuivanehet,All wells had dried up,

25Ojan pohjat ontunehet,Ditches hollowed out,

26Lähtehet läkähtynehet.Springs turned stagnant.

27Anoi tyttö, ainoi tyttö,Anoi girl, sole maiden,

28Anoi ainavoi emolle,Anoi to her aged mother,

29Yksi lapsi laapialleOne child to the cradle,

30Vieri vettä ottamaanShe went to fetch water

31Läpi uuen kuuen linnan,Through nine new castles,

32Läpi kaavanan kaheksan,Through eight strong gates,

33Alta linnan lähtehestä.Beneath the castle's spring.

34Lokkais auki linnan portit,She threw open castle gates,

35Auki Kaarostan veräjät;Kaarosta's barriers;

36Joutuit Moskovan molotsat,Met Moscow's warriors,

37Joutuit Kaprion kasakat,Kaprio's Cossacks,

38Ivolinnan isvossikat.Ivolinna's officers.

39Sieltä Anoi varastettiin,There Anoi was stolen,

40Vetoi tieltä temmattiin,Dragged from the path,

41Kaivotieltä kannettiin.Carried from the well-road.

42Viipyi viikoksi veolla,Lingered a week in anguish,

43Katui kuuksi kaivotielle,Regretted a month on the well-road,

44Tuli illasta kotiin:Came home at evening:

45"Oi isoi, vanha isoini,"Oh father, my old father,

46Vanha ukko vaaliani,My aged guardian,

47Otatko sie vetoja,Will you take this water,

48Otatko kätysilleesi,Take it in your hands,

49Sipaisetko silmilleesi?"Wipe your eyes with it?"

50Isoi vasten vastaeli:Father answered:

51"Puhtahammat miun käteni,"My hands are purer,

52Siityisämmät silmäiseniMy eyes see clearer –

53Kuiten kurva siun vetesi,Yet your water bends

54Kuiten kurva kunniaasi."Bends your honor."

55Anoi itkien emolle,Anoi wept to her mother,

56Kaihotellen kantajalle:Longing to her bearer:

57"Oi emoi, vanha emoini,"Oh mother, my old mother,

58Vanha akka vaaliaini,My aged caretaker,

59Ottanetko sie vetoja,Will you take this water,

60Otatko kätösilleesi,Take it in your hands,

61Sipaisetko silmilleesi?"Wipe your eyes with it?"

62Emoi vasten vastaeli:Mother answered:

63"Puhtahammat miun käteni,"My hands are purer,

64Siityisämmät silmäiseniMy eyes see clearer –

65Kuiten kurva siun vetesi,Yet your water bends

66Kuiten kurva kunniasi."Bends your honor."

67Anoi itkien sisolle:Anoi wept to her sister:

68"Oi minun siityinen sisoini,"Oh my clear-eyed sister,

69Ottanetko sie vetoja,Will you take this water,

70Otatko kätösilleesi,Take it in your hands,

71Sipaisetko silmilleesi?"Wipe your eyes with it?"

72Sisoi vasten vastaeli:Sister answered:

73"Puhtahammat miun käteni,"My hands are purer,

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75Kuiten kurva kunniasi."Bends your honor."

76Anoi vei veen minnolleen:Anoi brought water to her sister-in-law:

77"Oi sie minnoi vellon nainen,"Oh sister-in-law, brother's wife,

78Ottanetko sie vetoja,Will you take this water,

79Sipaisetko silmiäsi,Wipe your eyes,

80Pesetkö kätöisiäsi?"Wash your hands?"

81Minnoi vaiten vastaeli:Sister-in-law answered silently:

82"Kyll' otan mie vetoja,"Indeed I'll take the water,

83Sipaisen mie silmiäni,Wipe my eyes,

84Pesen mie kätösiäni,Wash my hands,

85Minä tunnen itsestäni,For I know in myself,

86Monta nuorelle tulee."Many ills come to the young."

87Ripa pääsi, pää haroisi,Hairband slipped, hair tangled,

88Pollen nauhat katkeisiit,Headband ribbons snapped,

89Niin alkoi isoi torua,Then father began to scold,

90Alkoi ätti ärjäellä,Father roared,

91Emoi huoraksi hokia,Mother called her whore,

92Velloi vetmäksi veteli,Brother deemed her slut,

93Sisoi laisaksi latoa.Sister called her lazy.

94Neitoi vasten vastaeli:The maiden retorted:

95"Tulkaa laisa lapsistasi,"Your laziness comes from your children,

96Varas vatsasi väestä,Your belly's thief from water,

97Huora hoitamaisistasi!"Your whoredom from your nursing!"

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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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-007226 · Read at SKS ↗

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