Syöttelin ison sikoja

SKVR IV1 751·Kupanitsa·1859·Collector: Törneroos, A.

In the SKVR edition: [Gubanitsa?]. A. Törneroos. n. 10. 1859.

SKVR textEnglish

1Syöttelin ison sikoja,I fed the master's pigs,

2Laarin mamman lampahia,Laari's mother's sheep,

3Luulin aitat annettavan,I thought the fences would be shared,

4Sikopahnat sierettävänThe pig-pens would be opened,

5Ja tupaista tunkettavan.And the rooms filled to bursting.

6Tuotiin meille mielo minjä,They brought us a merry guest,

7Tuolle aitat annettiinTo them, the fences were granted,

8Sekä tupaista tungettiin,And the rooms were stuffed full,

9Miulle marjalle ei mitään,For me, dear one, nothing—

10Ison kullalla ei kutaan.For the master's gold, no one [cared].

11Sen sain kurja kunnia,This wretched honor I received,

12Palkan piika passippoo:The maid's pay was given:

13Kaksi kattilan rannii,Two pot handles,

14Kolme koakun puoliskoo,Three half-loaves,

15Neljä neulan kuoliaa,Four dead needles,

16Viisi viikatteen rannia,Five scythe handles,

17Kuusi kuumaa kiveä.Six hot stones.

18Pantiin kangas kankahille,The cloth was left on the heath,

19Aivinainen alkehille,The whole piece at the margins,

20Liinanen liki lakee.Linen near the bay.

21Kangas seiso kaksi vuotta,The cloth stood two years,

22Kohta kolmatta alotti.Soon the third began.

23Kangas kielille rupesi:The cloth began to speak:

24"Viekäi minuu vesille,"Carry me to the waters,

25Kyll miun kylä kuttoo,Let my village weave me,

26Vallan naiset valkasevat!"All the women bleach me!"

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.

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