Annikka Turuisen tyttö
In the SKVR edition: Narvusi, Kaipaala. Volmari Porkka. II 259. 1881-83. Anni Konnulta.
SKVR textEnglish
1Annikka Turuisen tyttö,Annikka, the girl of Turku,
2Turun tyttö, Saaren neitoTurku's maiden, Saari's belle,
3Istus Turun sillan päällä,She sat on Turku's bridge,
4Itse istus, itse itki,Herself sat, herself wept,
5Karsi päätä emolta,Turned her head from mother,
6Pisti päätä ikkunasta:Thrust her head from the window:
7Jo näkkyy sakia savvu,Now thick smoke appears,
8Sakia savvu, pimiä pilvi,Thick smoke, a murky cloud,
9Ruotsin maan sota tulloo,Sweden's war approaches,
10Turun sota tunkiaa.Turku's war encroaches.
11Miä uon isotoin tyttö,I am a fatherless girl,
12Isotoin, emotoin tyttö,Fatherless, motherless girl,
13Veretöin uon vanhemmista;Bloodless from my parents;
14Jo ne on kuolleet kuusi vuotta,They died six years ago,
15Kaonneet kaheksan vuotta.Perished eight years past.
16Ei uo ilmoilla isyttä,No father in the heavens,
17Mailla ei maaman maireutta.On earth, no mother's warmth.
18Sylessäni, syyvvessäni,In my lap, in my bosom,
19Maksoissani, maatessani,In my dues, in my rest,
20Käen pääll' on kävvessäni.A cuckoo's head in my path.
21Hyvä sillä, kell' on vello,Good for one with a brother,
22Kaunis se on, kell' on kaksi,Fair is one with two,
23Korja se on, kell' on kolmet,Whole is one with three,
24Neito se on, kell' on neljä,A maid is one with four,
25Viisas se on, kell' on viisi,Wise is one with five,
26Kukka se on, kell' on kuusi,A flower is one with six,
27Se on selvä, kell' on seitsen,Clear is one with seven,
28Se on kaunis, kell' on kaheksa,Lovely is one with eight,
29Se on ylpee, kell' on yheksä,Proud is one with nine,
30Sill' on kyllä, kell' on kymmen.One with ten lacks nothing.
31Miä sisoksi, miä pojaksi.I as sister, I as brother,
32Eivät kasva kaikki lapset,Not all children thrive,
33Kaikkiin kannetut ylene,The cherished ones prosper,
34Ku kasvoin miä kanaine,I grew like a scrawny hen,
35Kasvoin kui karanta kuusi,Grew like a barren spruce,
36Noisin ku nuori petäjä,Bent like a young pine,
37Perehessä vierraassa.In a stranger's household.
38Ei olt ilmoilla isyttä,No father in the skies,
39Maalla ei mamman maireutta.On earth, no mother's grace.
40Nukun nurmelle hyvälle,I sleep on good grass,
41Vaivun maalle valkialle,Sink onto pale ground,
42Alle kuusen kukka latvan,Beneath a spruce's bloom,
43Alle haapaisen venoisen,Beneath a swaying aspen,
44Vei varas hyvän hevoisen,A thief took my good horse,
45Hiiren karvaisen hevoisen;My mouse-gray steed;
46Miä itkien kottii,I weep my way home,
47Kaihotelle kartanolle.Yearning for the farmstead.
48Iso aitassa asuupi,Father dwells in the granary,
49Emo aitan rappusilla:Mother on the granary steps:
50"Mitä itket, tyttäreni,"Why weep, my daughter,
51Puna poski puolueni?"Rosy-cheeked half of mine?"
52"Sitä itken, miun emoni,"I weep, mother mine,
53Nukun nurmelle hyvälle,I sleep on good grass,
54Vaivun maalle valkialle,Sink onto pale ground,
55Vei varas hyvän hevoisen,A thief took my good horse,
56Hiirenkarvaisen hevoisenMy mouse-haired steed,
57Sekä saarnisen satulan."And my soot-stained saddle."
58Emo vaite vastaeli,Mother then responded,
59Vaite vastaa sano:Then spoke these words:
60"Älä itke, tyttäreni!"Do not weep, daughter mine!
61Meillä eile lehmä poikis,Yesterday our cow calved,
62Teki valkian vasikan,Bore a white calf,
63Sukkajalan suilautti.White-footed, smooth-hoofed.
64Tuo viiään Viipuriin,Take it to Vyborg,
65Tuolla saa'aan satoja,There you'll gain hundreds,
66Tuhansii tungetaa,Thousands thrust upon you,
67Ossetaa oro parempiTrade for a better stallion,
68Tai tamma sälkeväine,Or a mare with a bell,
69Syöpi kaurat reutaisesta,It'll eat oats from a sieve,
70Pilvestä veen vettääpi."Draw water from clouds."
71Noisipa merestä miesi,From the sea rose my man,
72Ei tuo olt suuren suuriNot overly large,
73Eikä aivan pienen pieni,Nor overly small,
74Miehen peukalon pituine,A man's thumb in length,
75Vaimon vaaksan kolkukkaine,A wife's span in stubbiness,
76Vaski oli hattu hartioille,Copper hat on shoulders,
77Vaski oli vyöty vyölle vyötty.Copper belt girded tight.
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-007873 · Read at SKS ↗
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