Morsian sie sissoin!
In the SKVR edition: Venjoki. H. A. Reinholm. A VI 83. 1847.
SKVR textEnglish
Hää laulu.
1Morsian sie sissoin!Bride, you dear little one!
2Kuin tiiät talohon männä,When you know how to go to the house,
3Niin tiijä talossa olla!Then know how to be in the house!
4Nouse aamulla varahin,Rise in the morning early,
5Kuin tiijät kukoista nousta,As you know flowers rise (at dawn),
6Harju linnusta havata,The ridge wakes the bird,
7Sitt olet vast mieli minjä.Then you'll be of a mind like mine.
8Tulet aamulla tuppaanYou'll come to the entrance at morning,
9Lehtiluuta kainalossa,Leafy broom under your arm,
10Tule hiljalta tuppan,Come quietly to the entrance,
11Jott ei ukset ulvasis,Lest the doors howl,
12Sanoisi sarena rauvat.The iron parts might sing like sirens.
13Anna sie anopi maata,Let the mother-in-law sleep,
14Kyvin maata kyllitellen,Let her sleep her fill,
15Naon maata nakkiasti,Let her sleep restlessly,
16Apin ahkio(n) levätä.Let the sled rest.
17Ol'et lehmill' ojena,Be the cows' caretaker,
18Luo silmät sikkoin päälle,Keep eyes on the pigs,
19Katso lammas karsinih,Watch the sheep in the pen,
20Sitt olet vast mieli minjä.Then you'll be of a mind like mine.
21Tulet ulkont tuppaan.You'll come outside to the entrance,
22Kälyn lapset lattialla:Sister-in-law's children on the floor:
23Älä potki polvineis,Don't kick with your knees,
24Säre ei säärivarsineis!Nor break [things] with your shins!
25Pese silmät, pää silitä,Wash eyes, smooth your head,
26Leikka leipova kätene,Cut with bread-making hands,
27Vojjel voita leivän päälle,Spread butter on the bread,
28Sitt o morsian sie sissoin.Then you're the bride, dear little one.
29Kuin mänt tuonne toiselahan,When you went yonder to another,
30Tuonne toisehen talohon,Yonder to another house,
31Älä häälä härkkimen,Don't clatter like a harness,
32Älä kellona kilaja,Don't jingle like a bell,
33Sitt tulet kylälle kuomaThen you'll come to the village as in-law,
34Sekä vallalle vateri.And to the field as a laborer.
35Nouset aamulla varahin,You'll rise early at morning,
36Pes' putina puhtahana,Wash the vessel clean,
37Vai reunat valkiaksi,Or whiten the edges,
38Sitt olet vast mieli minjä.Then you'll be of a mind like mine.
39Etsi ain anopin peätä,Always seek the mother-in-law's head.
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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
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Permanent address of this poem at SKS: http://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:sks-kvr-012392 · Read at SKS ↗
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