Jumala jaloille nousi
In the SKVR edition: [Tyrö, Harjavalta]. D. E. D. Europaeus. III 3. 136. 1853.
SKVR textEnglish
1Jumala jaloille nousi,God rose to his feet,
2Luojoi läksi liikkehelleThe Creator set forth,
3Pyhähuomenna varahin,On the holy morning early,
4Ennen päivän nousemistaBefore the sun's rising,
5Kolmen koijoise keralle,To the gathering of three dawns,
6Kahen kansan enkelihen.To the angel of two peoples.
7Mäni matkoja vähäisen,He went a short distance,
8Teki tietä pikkaraisen,Made a little path,
9Kirkko vastahan tulee:The church comes to meet:
10"Tuo ei oo meien luojuemme"That is not our Creator
11Ja meien Jumaluemme,And our God,
12Anna ei kättä kirkon puille,He gives no hand to the church's timbers,
13Eikä kirkoille kumarra."Nor bows to the churches."
14Enkelit imehteliise,The angels marveled,
15Pyhät miehet nagrahtiit:Holy men murmured:
16"Mikä meien Luojallamme,"What ails our Creator,
17Ku kumma Jumalallamme,How odd our God,
18Kuin ei kirkkoa kumarra,That he doesn't bow to the church,
19Anna ei kättä kirkon puille?"Gives no hand to its timbers?"
20Tuo meien LuojuemmeThen our Creator
21Ja meien Jumaluemme,And our God,
22Hän vasten vastaeli:Answered them:
23"Sill en kirkkoa kumarra,"Because I don't bow to churches,
24Anna en kättä kirkon puille,Give no hand to their timbers:
25Sill on Juutas julki käynyt,For Judas has emerged there,
26Mie kirkossa kiini pantu."I was bound in that church."
27Tuopa meien LuojuemmeThen our Creator
28Ja meien JumaluemmeAnd our God,
29Meni matkoja vähäisen,Went a short way,
30Teki tietä pikkaraisen,Made a little path,
31Silta vastahan tulee,A bridge comes to meet,
32Hän sillalle kumarsi,He bowed to the bridge,
33Anto kättä siltapuille.Gave hand to its timbers.
34Enkelit imehteliise,The angels marveled,
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36Kuin sillalle kumarsi,That he bowed to the bridge,
37Anto kättä siltapuille!Gave hand to its timbers!
38Luojoi vassen vastaeli:The Creator responded:
39"Sill mie sillalle kumarsin,"Because I bowed to the bridge,
40Annoin kättä siltapuille,Gave hand to its timbers:
41Sinis mie istuin silloin alla,There I sat beneath it,
42Kunnes Juutas julki käi."Until Judas came forth."
43Tuo meiän LuojuemmeThen our Creator
44Ja meiän JumaluemmeAnd our God,
45Meni matkoja vähäisen,Went a short way,
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47Paja vastahan tulee,A smithy comes to meet,
48Takovi takoja seppoi,A smith forges there,
49Hiien seppä hilkuttaa.Hiisi's smith hammers.
50Tuopa meien LuojuemmeThen our Creator
51Ja meien Jumaluemme,And our God,
52Hämpä luokse luotteliise,Stepped near him,
53Likelle lähenteliise,Drew closer,
54Kysytteli, kannoitteli,Asked and pressed,
55Perin pohjin poimetteli:Thoroughly questioned:
56"Mitä se Hiitelä takoo,"What does Hiisi's smith forge,
57Hiien seppä hilkuttaa?"What does he hammer?"
58Tuo oli hullu hiien seppä,That mad Hiisi's smith,
59Hän vasten vastaeli:Answered them:
60"Taon mie Luojoin hertinpuita,"I forge the Creator's gallows,
61Jummalan kuristuspuuta."God's strangling tree."
62Tuopa meien LuojuemmeThen our Creator
63Kysytteli, kannoitteli,Asked and pressed,
64Perin pohjin poimetteli,Examined thoroughly,
65Muunna miessä muukalaissa,Disguised as a stranger,
66Muukalaissa, matkalaissa:A stranger, a traveler:
67"Voi sie hullu hiien seppä,"Oh you mad Hiisi's smith,
68Mist sie tarkkaat takoa,How do you presume to forge,
69Kuin on paksu luojoin kagla,How thick the Creator's neck,
70Kuin on paksu, kuin on pitkä,How thick, how long,
71Kuin on poikiten leveä?How wide across?
72Hoi sie hullu hiien seppä,Hey mad Hiisi's smith,
73Mittaeli kaglahaisi,Measure your own neck,
74Niin on paxu Luojoin kagla,Then the Creator's neck is thick,
75Niin on paksu, niin on pitkäAs thick, as long,
76Niin on poikiten leveäAs wide across
77Kuin on kaglasi omasi."As your own neck."
78Tuo oli hullu Hiien seppäThat mad Hiisi's smith
79Mittaeli kaglahahe.Measured his neck.
80Tuo meien LuojuemmeThen our Creator
81Ja meien JumaluemmeAnd our God,
82Eestä lukkuhin lukitsi,Locked him in chains,
83Takatamppihin takitsi:Bound him in fetters:
84"Oo nyt siinä hiien seppä!""Stay there, Hiisi's smith!"
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-012253 · Read at SKS ↗
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