Hauon poika haikiainen
In the SKVR edition: [Narvusi, Struppova]. D. E. D. Europæus. Fol. III 3. n.216. 1853.
SKVR textEnglish
1Hauon poika haikiainen,Hauko's son, the restless one,
2Manon poika mies matala,Mana's son, the lowly man,
3Soitti kauvan kanneltaan,Played his kantele long,
4Illan pitkän pilliään,His pipe through the long evening,
5Iltaa kuluttaessa,While the evening wore on,
6Väkeä väsyttäessä.And the folk grew weary.
7Sai ilta kulutetuksi,The evening was spent,
8Ja väki väsytetyksi,And the folk made weary.
9Voisi ukset viertehellä,The doors could slide smoothly,
10Kasto kaljalla saranat,Hinges greased with beer,
11Jott ei ulvois uuet ukset,So new doors wouldn't howl,
12Kaljuis kaljaset saranat,Smooth beer-rubbed hinges,
13Petäjäiset pienaltaan,Pinewood doors small in size,
14Katajaiset kannoiltaan.Juniper from their bases.
15Vetiis Kaisan neion luokse,He pulled toward Kaisa the maiden,
16Mäni Kaisan kammarihin,Went to Kaisa's chamber,
17Kaisan viereen vetiisen,Drew himself to Kaisa's side,
18Nosti Kaisalta katetta,Lifted the cover from Kaisa,
19Kaisan luokse luotteliisen.Leaned close to Kaisa.
20Kaisa vasten vastaeli:Kaisa answered back:
21"Kuin oot oma uroni,"If you are my own husband,
22Kaisan luokse luottiele,Leaning close to Kaisa,
23Kaisan viereen vetiise.Drawing to Kaisa's side –
24Kaisa neito kauno neito,Kaisa the fair maiden,
25Kaisa vasten vastaeli.Kaisa answered again.
26"Kuin oot vieras ventolainen,"If you're a stranger-wanderer,
27Mää pois Kaisan kammarista!"I [command you] out of Kaisa's chamber!"
28Tuo oli vieras ventolainen,That was a stranger-wanderer,
29Ei mänt Kaisan kammarista.He didn't leave the chamber.
30Kaisa neito, kauno neito,Kaisa the maiden, fair maiden,
31Tempasi tupesta tuiman,Drew a fierce [knife] from sheath,
32Pahoi parkkinahkasesta,From evil tanned leather,
33Sysäsi alle syämmen,Thrust beneath the heart,
34Alle rintojen asetti.Below the breasts placed it.
35Kuuluu kumu kujalta,A rumble came from the alley,
36Ääni äijän tanhualta.A voice from the old man's yard.
37Sanoi Anni Antilleen:Anni said to Antti:
38"Määkkä Antti katsomahan,"I too, Antti, should go see,
39Mikä on kumu kujalla,What's the noise in the alley,
40Ääni äijän tanhualla."The voice in the old man's yard."
41Mäni Antti katsomahan. -Antti went to look.
42Kaisa seisoo kujalla,Kaisa stands in the alley,
43Käessä verinen veitsi.A bloody knife in hand.
44Sano Antti siärelleen:Antti said to his companion:
45"Ai sie Kaisu kaisukkinen,"Ah you Kaisu, little Kaisa,
46Jo teit su'ulle soiman,You've brought shame to kin,
47Vellolleis vertauksen,Blame to your brother,
48Itselleis ikihäpiän."Eternal shame upon yourself."
49Kaisa vasten vastaeli:Kaisa answered back:
50"En tehnt soimaa su'ulle,"I brought no shame to kin,
51Vellolleni en vertausta,No blame to my brother,
52Päästin päältäin häpiän,I removed shame from me,
53Itseltäin ikihäpiän."From myself, eternal shame."
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
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