Sai saaren kuulumoille
In the SKVR edition: Medussi, Ruditsa. O. Groundstroem. n. 14. 1861. Okoi.
SKVR textEnglish
1Sai saaren kuulumoille,Reached the island's tidings,
2Kumahutti kultia,Made the gold resound,
3Helahutti hopeaClinked the silver,
4Levän meren selälle,Onto the calm sea's surface,
5Lakealle lainehella.To the tranquil wave's gleam.
6Putois muru meroin,A crumb fell into the seas,
7Siru saarelle sirahti.A splinter sprang to the island.
8Tuohon kasvoi kauno saari,There grew a fair island,
9Kauno kartano yleni,A fair manor arose,
10Neito kauno kartanolleA fair maiden to the manor,
11Syltä pitkä synnymält,From a long lineage by birth,
12Kahta pitkä kasvanalt,From two long-grown,
13Kolmea oli perä leveä,Threefold was the broad base,
14Ei o kuulun koisojaista,No suitors had been heard,
15Ihalan itettäjäistä,No wooers of the beloved,
16Marjueni manittajast.No suitor for my Marjueni.
17Seppo oli Manteren matala,Seppo was the lowland smith,
18Tuo oli kuulun koisajain,He was the suitors' famed one,
19Ihana itettäjäin:The wondrous wooer:
20Saapik' tulla saaren neittä,"Can you come, island's maiden,
21Saapik saaren sukua,Can you come, island's kin,
22Tukhulmin tuttautta.With braids to bring?"
23Niin neijon suku sannoit,Thus spoke the maiden's kin,
24Ne ej o heimo helkasiit:"They were no radiant clan:
25Äsken sie saat saaren neijen,Soon you'll get the island's maiden,
26Puno sie nuora rummenest,Twist a rope from a beam,
27Rummenen rajalisest,From the border's beam,
28Solmi sie munan solmet,Tie the egg's knots,
29Siit sie saat saaren neijen.Then you'll get the island's maiden."
30Manteren matala seppoThe lowland smith
31Otti tuon ki tehäkseTook that task to do,
32Kuin ilman ollakse,As if effortless,
33Paha on vaimota elellä,"Bad to live as a wife,
34Paha paijan sotkijatta,Bad without a husband's mess,
35Hiki hipiän leikkajaa,Sweat cuts the skin,
36Hiki hipiän, ruoste rauvan.Sweat the skin, rust the iron."
37Manteren matala seppoThe lowland smith
38Kirjan saareen lähetti,Sent a letter to the island,
39Kirjan saaren vanhempalle:To the island's elders:
40"Jok nyt saan saaren neijen?""Do I now get the island's maiden?"
41Neijon suku taas sanoot:The maiden's kin replied:
42"Saat sie saaren neijon,"You'll get the island's maiden,
43Ku taot kivi kirkkon,When you forge a stone church,
44Kulta risti kukkuralle,A gold cross on the hillock,
45Harjalle hopean ristin,A silver cross on the ridge,
46Rautaristin räystähälle,An iron cross on the eaves,
47Tao kokka Tomenen päähän,Forge a spike on Tomenen's head,
48Tao kokole kynnätForge whole ploughshares
49Kuin Virossa viikattehet!"As scythes in Viron are made!"
50Seppo manteren matalaSeppo the lowland smith
51Kirjan saareen lähetti,Sent a letter to the island,
52Kirjan saaren vanhempalle.To the island's elders.
53Neijon suku sano taas:The maiden's kin said again:
54"Sano, sie saat saaren neijen."Say, you'll get the island's maiden.
55Juokse sie pietkäpett piustaRun the long-tailed from the tree,
56Nieglojen neniä möitä."Sell the reindeer's snouts."
57Seppo suuttui ja vihastui,Seppo grew angry and furious,
58Pani metsät miekka-vyölle,Put forests on his sword-belt,
59Katajat kypärä päähän,Junipers as helmets on his head,
60Koivut korvarenkahiin,Birches into stirrups,
61Kuuset kuloitäppähiin,Spruces into firebrands,
62Pani pyssyt pyrkimään,Set guns to aim,
63Tinaluoit loiskamaan,Tin bullets to splash,
64Vaskipallot paukkamaan.Copper balls to bang.
65Alkoi Saaren maa pallaa,The island's land began to tremble,
66Kylä Koiviston kyttäjäk.Koivisto's village guard.
67Manteren matala seppo:The lowland smith:
68"Vieköön hitto saaren maan,"Let the devil take the island's land,
69Hitto saaren maan hyvyttä,The devil take its goodness,
70Ei o sääli saaren maata,No pity for the island's land,
71Sääli on saaren neitoloi,Pity is for the island's maidens,
72Päät heil valkot, poset punaiset,Heads white, cheeks red,
73Itse ovat valkiaveriset,Themselves white-maned,
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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