Tiioin oluen keitti
In the SKVR edition: Hevaa, Tönttölä. O. Groundstroem. n. 91. 1861.
SKVR textEnglish
1Tiioin oluen keitti,Tiioin brewed the beer,
2Pästärikkö vettä kantoi,Pästärikkö carried water,
3Punalintu pilkkoi puita.The red bird chopped wood.
4Ken oluen sitt keittäjäWho then was the brewer of beer
5Ja vaahen valuttaja?And pourer of the foam?
6Kähärpää poika Kalervoi,Curly-headed Kalervo's son,
7Tuo oluen keittäjäThat brewer of beer
8Ja vaahen valuttaja.And pourer of the foam.
9Sai oluen keittäneenHe finished brewing the beer
10Ja vaahen valuttaneen;And pouring the foam;
11Ei ala olo käyvä,The brew wouldn't ferment,
12Kupaella miehen kurnoi,The man churned in the vat,
13Metoni miehen ej mejakko.The honey-drink lacked vigor.
14Kaksi äärest sikkaaTwo pigs at the edge,
15Kalliol katselles,Gazing at the rock,
16Alla vuoren voittelles,Wrestling beneath the mountain,
17Kuola suust kuohuvan,Drool foaming from their mouths,
18Vaahu kärsäst valuu,Froth dripping from snouts,
19Nuo toi tekosehenThose brought to the crafting,
20Ja kuloitti kurnoisehe.Fed into the churn.
21Niin alkoi olot käyvä,Then the brew began to ferment,
22Kupaella miehen kurno,The man's churning in the vat,
23Meto miehen meljakkoa.The honey-drink grew lively.
24Joutui olo juotavaks,The brew became drinkable,
25Metoi miehen päättäväks.The honey-drink was perfected.
26Tuohon Veitikka vetäis,Then Veitikka drew,
27Tuohon kaatoi Kaukamoi.Then Kaukamoi poured.
28Kähärpää poika KalervoiCurly-headed Kalervo's son
29Kantoi kapan oloja,Carried a measure of brews,
30Kaukamoi poik KalervoiKaukamoi, Kalervo's son,
31Kaatoi kapan oloja,Poured the measure of brews,
32Päälle kaavun Kaukamoisen.Over Kaukamoinen's cloak.
33Kaukamoi pojut KalervoiKaukamoi's sons, Kalervo's,
34Sanoi lausui, suul läkäsi:Spoke, their mouths spitting:
35Ei o kaapu kastettava,"The cloak shouldn't be soaked,
36Hemmen vaate hierottava,Nor the fine garment rubbed,
37Ei kaapu o ison saamaThe cloak isn't the chief's gain
38Eik o saama karjalaisen,Nor a Karelian's prize,
39Kaapu on ostama oma."The cloak is my own purchase."
40Hyö i toron torruit,They quarreled fiercely,
41Hyö i riskist riiteliit.They clashed in strife.
42"Elkäät toroit toruko,"Don't quarrel indoors,
43Menkäät ulos tarelle,Go out to the yard
44Tanhavalle tappeloon,To the field for battle,
45Täss' on ahas airakkoa,Here's cramped for strife,
46Oviseinä ottaa miekon,The door-wall takes swords,
47Kammas tapelin tappaa."The chamber kills the fight."
48Menniit ulos tarelle,They went out to the yard,
49Tanhavallen tappeloon,To the field for battle,
50Ulkon tora parempaa.Better to fight outside.
51Miehet tappeloot tanherel,Men fought on the field,
52Uron leikki on uulitsall;The hero's game's in streets;
53Menit ulos tanherell,He went out to the field,
54Tanherella tappeloot.On the field they fought.
55Veti veitsen, riisu rauvan,He drew the knife, unsheathed iron,
56Tempasi tupehest tuiman,Pulled fierce from the sheath,
57Luuli päähän lyövennä,Aimed to strike the head,
58Niin iski koko terään,So struck with the full blade,
59Koko rauvan rapais.The whole iron clashed.
60"Jo tein mitä ej pitänt,"I did what I shouldn't have,
61Tapoin miehen, sain petoon,Killed a man, gained shame,
62Saatoin sakkoon isoon,Brought great fines upon me,
63Vahinko vanhimpaint,Harm to the elders,
64Velloint rahonvetoo.My brother's debt to bear.
65Kuin nyt hyvä, miten paremp?What's good now, how better?
66Otank painin nyt pakoon,I'll take my burden and flee,
67Metsä pitkä on piltäjäll,The long forest as refuge,
68Pajukko pakenevall,Willow thicket to escape,
69Päält on paksu, alt on harva.Thick above, sparse below.
70Vai mään rannoille merol,Or go to sea's shores,
71Kiiljan kittaan täynnä,Whitefish nets full,
72Sulle täynnä suljahutan:For you, full of young pike:
73Oi mero ota minua!""O sea, take me!"
74Mero vaston vastaeli,The sea answered back,
75Vasten vaston saneli:Responded to the plea:
76"Hos mie ottasin sinua,"If I took you,
77Sie nuotil nostetaan,You'd be lifted in traps,
78Kalaverkoil kannetaan,Carried in fishnets,
79Kontil' viijään kotiin."Taken home on poles."
80Kuin hyvä, miten paremp?What's good, how better?
81Vai nostan siipyet siniset,Or raise blue wings,
82Helmat heinänkarvalliset,Hemms straw-fringed,
83Keskipaikat kellalliset,Middle parts bell-shaped,
84Itset istun peräänI sit myself behind
85Katajasta kaarta vasta,A juniper's curve,
86Petäjästä pieltä vasta,A pine's shelter,
87Soutaisin Suomen rantaisella,Row to Finland's shores,
88Suomen neijot on sotkomas,Finnish maidens wash,
89Päät valkot valaisemas,Bleaching white heads,
90Päätä silkil viel sittoit,Braiding hair with combs,
91Kitaikkal kiinnittäät.Fastening with clasps.
92Sata ol neittä saaren maalla,A hundred maidens on the island,
93Tuhatta muuta morsianta,A thousand other brides,
94Kaik kaunoiset makaisAll beautiful lie
95Yhes kesoises yös.Together in shared night.
96Ei saant siinka Suomes siaist.None settle there in Finland.
97Tuli taas rannoil meroil.Came back to sea shores.
98Ei o sääli SuomenmaataNo pity for Finland's land,
99Eikä Suomen maa hyvyyttä,Nor Finland's goodness,
100Sääl on Suomen neitoloi.Pity is for Finland's maidens.
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-013104 · Read at SKS ↗
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