La mie laulan vielä virren
In the SKVR edition: [Venjoki]. D. E. D. Europaeus. J 372. 1847.
SKVR textEnglish
1La mie laulan vielä virren,I still sing a song,
2Vielä virren vastumaisenStill a counter-song,
3Kopiasta Kokkolasta:From the copy of Kokkola:
4Kokkolass ol' kolmet miestä,In Kokkola were three men,
5Nuo kelmit kesosen päivänThose rascals on a summer day
6Viettiit virttä tehessänsä,Spent singing a song while crafting,
7Suippukärsästä suesta,From the pointed snout of the mouth,
8Yks ol kumma Kuston Jussi,One was odd Kusto's Jussi,
9Toin' ol' riena Riien Jussi,The second was mocking Riie's Jussi,
10Tuo sama Samoskan Aappo.The same Samoska's Aappo.
11Tuo ol kumma Kuston Jussi,That was odd Kusto's Jussi,
12Män tuo metsähän kesolla,He went to the forest in summer,
13Män tuo toiseen torstakihin,Went to another Thursday,
14Kakko kalkutti jälestä.Kakko clucked behind.
15Kakko kaljasi Juholle:Kakko shouted to Juho:
16Älä jätä Jääkäriä,Don't abandon the Hunter,
17Miull on ruutia rumasti,I have gunpowder aplenty,
18Hatun täys on hauliloita,My hat's full of birdshot,
19Millä sorsia sohistan,To hunt ducks with,
20Liki muita lintuloita.And other small birds nearby.
21Kakko kaljasi Juholle:Kakko shouted to Juho:
22Katso Jussi kaks on sulla!Look, Jussi, you have two!
23Juho kaljasi Kakolle:Juho shouted to Kakko:
24Sie seiso selän takana,You stand behind my back,
25Ensin pyyhin pyssyäni,First I'll clean my gun,
26Ruokin ruosterautojani!Feed my iron ramrods!
27Laitto sitt pyssyn laainkihin,Then placed the gun on the stand,
28Pyssyn aialle asetti,Set the gun in position,
29Lepän oksalle osoitti,Aimed at the alder branch,
30Sutta suolihin sovitti,Adjusted for the wolf's guts,
31Lapaluuhun laukaseepi.Fires at the shoulder blade.
32Susi maahan maksoillehen,The wolf fell to the ground,
33Piirusilmä pitkällehen,Squinting eye stretched far,
34Oikein otsakierollehen.Forehead twisted rightly.
35Leikkasiit lepän lehosta,They cut alder foliage,
36Haapakangen haavikosta,Aspen grove branches,
37Paniit suen sorkkapuihin,Put the wolf on stakes,
38Kantoit Marketan kaulle,Carried to Marketta's yard,
39Tuohon kaaloit katsomahanThere they called to look,
40Naiset kaikki naurusuilla.All women with laughter.
41Miehet mielillä hyvillä,Men in good moods,
42Oliit pässin päälikkönä,Had the ram as leader,
43Lampahan la'in lukija.The lamb-law's counter.
44Marketta manaeleepi,Marketta scolds,
45Toronokka torhottaapi,Blunt-nose blusters,
46Niin sanoi satulannokka:Thus said the saddle-nose:
47Mänkää kelmit kettämähän!Go, rascals, skin it!
48Tassiit suen tarhasehen,Dragged the wolf to the pen,
49Paniit paksuun pajuhun;Put it in a thick willow;
50Juho ketti keppelästiJuho skinned deftly
51Ja vatusti vaikiasti,And diligently in silence,
52Nahan veivät HatsinahanTook the hide to Hatsina,
53Ja veivät Vereskinahan,And to Vereskina,
54Nahan veivät muikkasiitOthers took the hide,
55Ja rahat joivat luikkasiit.And gulped down the money.
56Tuliit tuoalta takasin,Came back from there,
57Lepäsiit Levanovalla,Rested at Levanova,
58Tuoss joivat joka kopekan,There drank every kopek,
59Telläsiit joka tenuskan.Spent every penny.
60Kukko raiska karnuttaapi:The rooster crows harshly:
61Ei oo leipää kotona,There's no bread at home,
62Juho kaljasi Kakolle,Juho shouted to Kakko,
63Haista sie miun p- -Smell my [censored]—
64Miull on leipää lehossa,I have bread in the leaves,
65Vatsan täys on varvikossa.Belly full of crowberries.
66Tuliit tuoalta kotihin,Came back home,
67Jakoit Juakkolan kaulla,Divided at Juakkola's yard:
68Takajalat Juakkolahan,Hind legs to Juakkola,
69Rintarasvat Riikolahan,Breast fats to Riikola,
70Peräreikä Pekkolahan,The anus to Pekkola,
71Simolahan siemensalkut,Testicles to Simola,
72M. . .ut Mullon Justinalle.[Eggs?] to Mullo's Justina.
73Antin-Mar' ajatteleepi:Antti's Maria thinks:
74Ka kuin mie kalusen saisin,If I got a male beast,
75Niin pistäisin p-ni,I'd stick my [censored],
76Siit saatais suen sukua,Then we'd get wolf offspring,
77Leviäselän plemmää.Broad-backed lineage.
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-011681 · Read at SKS ↗
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