Katarina kotikanainen
In the SKVR edition: [Tyrö, Yhinmäki]. D. E. D. Europaeus. III 3. 97. 1853.
SKVR textEnglish
1Katarina kotikanainenKatarina, the household maiden
2Kauvan kasvoi, riissoin viipyiShe grew long, lingered in dalliances
3Emoin suurella solella,Under her mother's great indulgence,
4Isoin korkki-kottiloilla.Her father's lofty embrace.
5Ei tuota emoi torunut,Her mother did not scold her,
6Ätti ei liioin ärjäellyt,Nor did her father rebuke,
7Vaikka rikkoi patoja parven.Though she broke the dams of the flock.
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9Alkoit Kaisoin kosiat käyä,You began to court Kaisa's suitors,
10Siit alkoi pere vihata,Then the household began to hate,
11Ätti liioin ärjäellä,The father too to roar,
12Minnoi mielevä torua.Intending to chastise me.
13Katoi tyttö, Kaimoi tyttöThe girl vanished, the twin maiden,
14Mäni kaivolle veelleWent to the well's waters,
15Kaivolta kylän perältä,From the well at the village's end,
16Läpi linnan lähtehelle,Through the fortress to the spring,
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18Karhuparven kaljuvaisen.To the rugged bear-pack.
19Tuo Kati kotikanainenThat Kati, the household maiden,
20Tuonne suuti surmaistah,There her mouth was nearly slain,
21Kaljui ilmi kalmaistah:Death's pallor revealed:
22"Oho mie tuolla olisin!""Oh, had I been there!"
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24Niin Katoin minnoi saneli:Thus Kati spoke to me:
25"Hoi, Kati, kotikanainen,"Hey, Kati, household maiden,
26Elä suui surmaistasi,Do not let your mouth doom you,
27Kalju elä ilmi kalmaistasi,Nor reveal your death's mark,
28Saat sie surman suutimatta,You'll meet death unsilenced,
29Kaljumatta ilmi kalmaistasi."Death unveiled without a sign."
30Niin Katoin minno saneli:Thus Kati spoke to me:
31"Ota sirppi seinän päältä,"Take the sickle from the wall,
32Kolkasta kovera rauta,The curved iron from its hook,
33Mää sie rannoille meroille!I send you to the sea-shores!
34Niitä kaislaiset meroista,Cut the reeds from the seas,
35Niitä 6:lle ko'olle,Bring them to the gathering-place,
367:lle lyhtehelle,To the sheltered spot,
378:lle karhehelle.To the rough ground.
38Minkä niität sen kokoa,Whatever you reap, gather it,
39Kuivaa koottuaisi,Dry it once gathered,
40Korjaa kuivaeltuasi!"Store it once dried!"
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-012214 · Read at SKS ↗
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