Lauri poika Lappalainen

SKVR IV1 1372·Serepetta·1861·Collector: Groundström, Oskar

In the SKVR edition: Medussi, Desjatskaja. O. Groundstroem. n. 26. 1861. Andrei Ivanov.

Song types: Lauri Lappalainen, Äidin vaivojen palkinto

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1Lauri poika Lappalainen,Lauri, son of Lappalainen,

2Uron umpi Ruotsalainen,The Swede, kin of heroes,

3Vesti suksii sykysyn,Prepared skis in autumn,

4Kalvoi kevääen kaiken,Processed all of spring,

5Vuoven säästi vuohen voita,Saved the year's goat butter,

6Syykysyn pukin tallin,In autumn, the buck's pen,

7Keson kengitti hevoist,Shoed horses in summer,

8Talven talloitti rekon.Trampled the sled in winter.

9Meni maita liukumaan,Went sliding through lands,

10Ilmoi polottamaan.Skies to traverse.

11Liukui suureen saloon,Glided to the great forest,

12Tiihiään tuommikkoon,To a thick aspen grove,

13Koreaan koivikkoon.To a splendid birch grove.

14Näki oksalt ottuen,Saw a creature on a branch,

15Käsnält käänpurian:From a fungus, twisted one:

16"O sinä otuksiuni,"Oh you, my little creature,

17Kesti käsnän käkyeni,Endured my fungus-perch,

18Kunis pyyhin pyyssyäni,When I cleaned my gun,

19Pyhin pyssin lumeen,My sacred one stayed in snow,

20Ruokin rauvan ruohon."Fed iron's grass (gunpowder)."

21Ampui kerran, löi ylitse,Shot once, struck above,

22Ampui toisen, löi alaitse,Shot again, struck below,

23Ampui koht i kolmannenki,Shot straight a third time,

24Löi rikki rintaluista,Shattered the breastbone,

25Halki hartian välistä.Through the shoulder's core.

26Tedro hangelle hajois.The capercaillie shattered on snow.

27Tuon sion serenkuhun,Took the carcass to the sledge,

28Tuon vien emon ehoiks.Brought it for mother's use.

29Pani paijahan poven,Placed the belly in a cradle,

30Tunki turkin kerrokseen.Stuffed the fur in layers.

31Kysytteli eukoltan,Asked the old woman,

32Mairosteli mamoiltan:Lamented to the mothers:

33"Jok on maito maksettuna,"If the milk is repaid,

34Kovat vaivat kostettuna,Hard labors compensated,

35Mill' mie maksoin mamoin vaivat,How do I repay mothers' toil,

36Kostan koreet emonin?"Compensate the mother's grace?"

37"Kuin tiet tuvan emolle,"As paths to the house-mother,

38Tiet tuvan tuutialle,Paths to the house's corner,

39Porstuvan tuvan eteen,Porch before the house,

40Ilo ikkunnat sisään."Joy through windows inside."

41Kysyttelin eukoltani:I asked my old woman:

42"Jok on maito maksettuna."If the milk is repaid,

43Kovat vaivat kostettenna,Hard labors compensated,

44Mill mie maksan maamoin vaivat?"How repay earth mothers' toil?"

45"Kuin tiet turkin emolle,"As paths to the fur-mother,

46Seitsemän revon seläst,Seven fox backs,

47Kuuven kuunitsan nahast,Six marten pelts,

48Oravaisen olkopäist,Squirrel shoulders,

49Kärpyin kämmenpyöräisist,Weasel paw-pads,

50Paat sie sulkut suita myö.Then you've paid those debts.

51Nyt on emon maiot maksettu,Now mother's milk is repaid,

52Tuvat tehty tuomikkaalle."House given to the elder."

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.

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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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