Nousin aamulla ylös
In the SKVR edition: Soikkola. J. Länkelä. v. VII 3 c. 1858.
SKVR textEnglish
Toisinto:
1Nousin aamulla ylös,I rose up in the morning,
2Murheen suuhun murkinaksi,As a morsel for sorrow's mouth,
3Surun suuhun suurukseksi,As a great lump for grief's jaws,
4Itku ilta-atriaksi,Tears as evening pastime,
5Silmät pesin, pään suin.I washed my eyes, lowered my head.
6Menin utu uulitsalle,I walked to the misty street,
7Käänsin silmäni mereen;Turned my gaze to the sea;
8Meri pauhaa pahasti,The sea raged fiercely,
9Aallot aivoin ankarasti.Waves crashed with cruel might.
10Aalloss' on venoi matala,In the waves, a shallow boat,
11Venoisessa neito nuori.In the boat, a young maiden.
12Neito soutaa venossaThe maiden rows the boat,
13Vaaher airot kädessä.Maple oars in her hands.
14Neitoi sousi saaren maalle,Maidens rowed to the island's shore,
15Sai tuo saaren rantuelle.She reached the island's edge.
16Manteren matala seppoi,The mainland's lowly smith,
17Itse seppoi InkeroinenThe smith of Inkeroinen himself,
18Tahtoi naia saaren maasta.Wished to wed from the island.
19Tuota neittä kiitettiin,That maiden was praised,
20Halki maien haastettiin,Talked of across lands,
21Yli maien mainittiin;Proclaimed over lands;
22Tuliit kosjot kolmialta,Suitors came from three sides,
23Neion viejät neljiältä.Four sought to take her.
24Isoi kysyi neitoselta:Elders asked the maiden:
25"Meetkö kulta kuuhuelle,"Will you go, dear, to the moon,
26Paras päivän paistehelle,To the sun's brightest glow,
27Vain sallit Saksanmaille,Or to German lands afar,
28Vai vierit Venäen maille?"Or to Russian realms?"
29Neito vasten vastaeli:The maiden retorted:
30"Menköön kurja kuuhuelle,"Let the wretched seek the moon,
31Pahuus päivän paistehelle,Evil bask in the sun's light,
32Saatanainen Saksanmaalle."The fiend to Germany!"
33Manteren matala seppoi,The mainland's lowly smith,
34Itse seppoi IsmaroinenThe smith Ismaroinen himself,
35Teki kirjan kiiruhusti,Hastily wrote a letter,
36Sanan saarehen lähetti:Sent word to the isle:
37"Saapiks' naia saaren maalta,"Could one wed from the island,
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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.
Permanent address of this poem at SKS: http://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:sks-kvr-007329 · Read at SKS ↗
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