Morsia sie sissoin

In the SKVR edition: [Moloskovitsa - Tyrö]. Törneroos ja Tallqvist. n. 335. 1859.

SKVR textEnglish

1Morsia sie sissoin,Bride, you sisterling,

2Siityinen sisaruein!Oh relocated sisterkin!

3Kun olit ison kotona,When you were in father's house,

4Olit hoppa huoleton,You were a carefree mare,

5Ison varsa vallaton,Father's unrestrained foal,

6Kysymättä käit kylässä,You roamed the village unchallenged,

7Lausumatta naapurissa,Spoke freely among neighbors,

8Olit kuin ori hevoinen,You were like a stallion,

9Tahi tamma sälkeväinen,Or a dappled mare,

10Ei ollut huolta huomisin,No care for tomorrows,

11Ajatusta aamusin,No thought for mornings,

12Menit tokka toiselaan,You wandered to another place,

13Tokka toisehen taloon,Perhaps to another household,

14Nyt tuil huoli huomisin,Now comes worry for tomorrows,

15Ajatusta aamusin,No thought for mornings,

16Et osaa ovissa käy'ä,You can't maneuver through doors,

17Taiten taitella pärettä.Nor work the door-latch deftly.

18Sulho kutsuu kuksinaksi,The groom calls you a nag,

19Kyty kutsuu kytsikiksi,His kin call you a wench,

20Nato kutsuu natsikiksi,Sister-in-law says "slattern",

21Appi astuvan raniksi,Father-in-law "stumbling mare",

22Anoppi kerin akaksi.Mother-in-law "creaking crone".

23Kuin tulloo maire maantakaamu,When guests come from afar,

24Kaivat reiän kannikkaan,You drill holes in jugs,

25Silität sieniä sisähän,Stroke mushrooms inside,

26Taputtelet tattiloja,Pat potatoes pointlessly,

27Tulloo kannun katsominen,They inspect your jugs,

28Eväs arkun etsiminen,Search your food chest,

29Kun et tule tuntiloilleWhen you miss the hour,

30Etkä kellolle kerinyt,Nor heed the clock's call,

31Sit siull' vitsan vinkahtaa,Then the rod whips your back,

32Paju-keppi paukahtaaWillow stick cracks loud,

33Sekä ruoska roimahtaa.And the whip roars harsh.

34Et oo isosi kotona,You're not in father's house,

35Syöt et isos kyntämiä,Don't eat his harvests,

36Veikkois vakoilemii.Nor brothers' furrowed grains.

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.

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