Kalevikko kylvi kakran

SKVR IV1 1359·Serepetta·1861·Collector: Groundström, Oskar

In the SKVR edition: Medussi, Ruditsa. O. Groundstroem. n. 15. 1861. Okoi.

Song type: Kalervo ja Untamo

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1Kalevikko kylvi kakranKaleva sowed buckwheat

2Untamon kotan perään,Behind Untamo's house,

3Untamol oli uljas uukoUntamo's house had a mighty ox,

4Söi Kalevoin kakra kylvyn;It ate Kaleva's sown buckwheat;

5Kalevoil oli koira kartsuKaleva's had a fierce dog,

6Murs sen uukon Untamoisen.It crushed Untamo's ox.

7Untoi suuttui ja vihastui,Untamo grew furious and wrathful,

8Nosti soan sormistaan,Raised war from his fingertips,

9Väen varpahaisistaan,From the toes of his people,

10Pani metsät miekka vyölle,He placed forests as swords on his belt,

11Kaset pani kulta kalkoloi,He set birches with golden collars,

12Koivut pani kultarenkahille,Birches on golden horseshoes,

13Katajat pani kypärät päähän.Junipers with helmets on their heads.

14Kalevoil on pieni poikaKaleva's has a small son

15Pisti pään ikkunast:Thrust his head from the window:

16"Onko pilvi vai pimeä,"Is it a cloud or darkness,

17Onko savvu vai sakea?"Is it smoke or haze?"

18Katsoi itse Kalevikko:Kaleva himself looked:

19"Ej oo pilvi eik pimeä,"It's neither cloud nor darkness,

20Untamoi sotaan tulooUntamo comes to war

21Kalevoista tappamaan."To kill Kaleva's kin."

22Leikkoi suuret, leikkoi pienet,He slaughtered the great, slaughtered the small,

23Leikkoi kerran keskimäiset,Slaughtered the middle-aged once,

24Leikkoi vanhat ja vakahat;Slaughtered the old and steadfast;

25Jäi yks paahainen poikaOne singed boy remained

26Kätkyvehen liekkumaan.Swaying in the cradle.

27Poiko liekkui, tukka löyhki,The boy swayed, hair loose,

28Kätky pärnäinen parisi,The linden cradle creaked,

29Vipu vinku vaherinen,The aspen pole whined,

30Tupa kuusinen kuumisi,The spruce house grew hot,

31Petäjäinen pertti lauloi.The pine beam sang.

32Sanoi Unto orjillen:Unto said to his servants:

33"Tästä kasvaa kaotos,"From this grows calamity,

34Viipyy vihan pitäjä,A bearer of lasting wrath,

35Pankaa tupa tulelle!"Set the house ablaze!"

36Pantiin tupaki tulelle:The house was set aflame:

37Muu tupa kaik tulin palaa,The rest burned to ashes,

38A se kolkka vettä vuos,But one corner flowed with water,

39Missä istu isotoin,Where the fatherless one sat,

40Armotoin ajatteloo.

41Saoi Unto orjilleni:Unto ordered his servants:

42"Viekän turrulle poika,"Take the boy to the raft,

43Tehkä tuli turulle,Make a fire on the raft,

44Pankaa poikoen tuleen!"Throw the boy into the fire!"

45Tehtii tuli turullen,A fire was made on the raft,

46Pantii poiko tuleen.The boy was put in the fire.

47Poiko istuu tuleesThe boy sits in the fire,

48Kulta koukku on kääes,A golden hook in his hand,

49Hiilii kohenteloo,Stirring the coals,

50Käkäläitä kääntelööTurning resinous knots.

51Sanoi Unto orjilles:Unto told his servants:

52"Täästä kasvaa kaaotos,"From this springs chaos,

53Viipyy vihan pitäjä.A bearer of enduring wrath.

54Viekää työ veteen poika,Take the boy to the water,

55Lakekaa hänt lainehen!"Cast him into the waves!"

56Ej vajo poiko mereen,The boy did not sink into the sea,

57Istuu meron kivelle,He sat on a sea stone,

58Lukee meren kaloi.Counting the sea's fish.

English translations by DeepSeek R1, provided by Lidia Pivovarova (University of Helsinki). AI-generated translations may contain inaccuracies. Lines without English have no translation, or one that cannot be matched to the line with certainty.

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-013028 · Read at SKS ↗

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