Istu, ukko veljyeni
In the SKVR edition: Narvusi. J. Länkelä. v. X 31. 1858.
SKVR textEnglish
Istutettaissa:
1Istu, ukko veljyeni,Sit, old man, my brother,
2Ase, aineeni omani,Ase, my own kin,
3Äiäs tuuin turkin päälle,Your father's wind upon the fur coat,
4Ämmäs höyhenen potuskan!Your grandmother's feather cushion!
5Olkoon kiitetty Jumala,Let God be praised,
6Sain sian sirkulleni,I got a pig for my sirkku,
7Paraan paikan partilleni,A finer place for my beard's edge,
8Miss' on Maaria maannutWhere Mary has lain,
9Luojut lounasta piellyt,The Creators diverted the southwest wind,
10Armollinen atrioinut!The Merciful has dined!
11La kyselen kannottelen:Then I ask and inquire:
12Lankoseni, lintuseniMy brother-in-law, my little bird,
13Onko nääliä vävyllä,Is there a weasel on the son-in-law,
14Onko näälän poikasia?Or the weasel's offspring?
15Kuin on nääliä vävylläSince there's a weasel on the son-in-law,
16Ja on näälän poikasia,And the weasel's offspring,
17Korjaa velloni hevonenReady my brother's horse,
18Kultaisille kulmehille;To the golden doorposts;
19Vihma viilosta valuu,Rain drips from the crack,
20Räntä räpsyy räystähästä,Sleet splashes from the eaves,
21Ujuttaa utusen hurstin,Soaking the mist's stall,
22Liottaa liinasen lakanan!Drenching the linen sheet!
23Se on velloni hevonen:That's my brother's horse:
24Suuss' on suitset synnyntäiset,In its mouth, bridles from birth,
25Pääss' on päitset kasvantaiset,On its head, halters grown with it,
26Otsall on otavan merkki,On its brow, the Great Bear's mark,
27Päälaell' on päivän tähti.On its crown, the sun's star.
28Se on kaasikkeen hevonen,It's the pasture's horse,
29Mikä on villa vöitettynnä,Belted with wool,
30Helmin on ehitettynnä;Adorned with pearls;
31Muulla saajalla mustat ruunat.Others get black nags.
32La kyselen kammittelen,Then I press and probe,
33Perin pohjin pommittelen,Questioning to the core,
34Kuin mie katson kainostani,As I glance shyly,
35Vaatan varjo-puolestani:Peering from my shadow:
36Onko käynyt käkö tuvassa,Has a cuckoo entered the house,
37Vierryt virpi permannollaRolled a twig on the floor,
38Tuiskin tuutikko käessä,A storm's cradle in hand,
39Pessyt puiset puhtahaksi,Washed the wood clean,
40Vaakanaiset valkeaksi,Scrubbed dishes white,
41Lusikat lumen hyväksi?Spoons good as snow?
(Vastataan:)
42Vasta mun johtu mieleheni,Then it dawned on me,
43Kyllä mie itse tiiän:Truly, I know myself:
44Ei oo käynyt käkö tuvassa,No cuckoo came here,
45Viert' ei virpi permannolla;No twig rolled on the floor;
46Ne kävivät käen sisaret,They were the cuckoo's sisters,
47Vierit virvet vellon naiset,The brother's wives rolled streams,
48Pesivät puiset puhtahaksi,Washed the wood clean,
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50La mie katson kannallani,Then I check with my heel,
51Varpa'allani vajotan,Stoop with my toes,
52Onko sian tongelmia,Any pig's leavings,
53Onok kanan kaapelmia.Or chicken's pickings?
54Olkoon kiitetty Jumala!Let God be praised!
55Laatusat on meillä langot,Worthy ones are our in-laws,
56Laatusammat langon lapset,Worthier the in-law's children,
57Hoitaneet kylän sikoja,They've tended the village pigs,
58Katsoneet kylän kanoja.Watched the village hens.
Edestälaulaja (sulhasen puolesta):
59Lankoseni, lintuseni,My brother-in-law, my bird,
60Sanon teille tietäksenne,I tell you for your knowing,
61Teille tietämättömille:To you unknowing ones:
62En mie seiso sillollanne,I don't stand on your bridge,
63Seison kemppi kengilläni;I stand on my own shoes;
64Minull' on kemppi kengän saaja.I have my own shoe-giver.
65En mie istu penkillänne,I don't sit on your bench,
66Istun hemppi helmallanne;I sit on my own hem's edge;
67Miull' on hemppi helman saaja.I have my own hem-provider.
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-007422 · Read at SKS ↗
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