Morsian mäellä itki

SKVR IV1 793·Kupanitsa·1859·Collector: Törneroos, A.

In the SKVR edition: [Gubanitsa]. A. Törneroos. n. 50. 1859.

SKVR textEnglish

1Morsian mäellä itki,The bride wept on the hill,

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3Puuttui iso kuulemaa.The father-in-law came to inquire.

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5Niin appi piti miuistaThus the in-law treated me

6Kun ennen oma isoni.As my own father once did.

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8Puuttui emo kuulemaan.The mother came to listen.

9"Mitä itket, tyttäreni,"Why weep, my daughter,

10Mitä, nuoreen, nurajat,Why, young one, do you whimper,

11Mitä, valkonen, valitat,Why, fair one, do you complain,

12Musta kulma kuikuttelet,Dark brows trembling,

13Punaposkinen puhelet?Red-cheeked one murmuring?

14Vain anoppi pahoin pitää?"Is the mother-in-law cruel?"

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16"Niin anoppi piti miuista"The mother-in-law treats me

17Kun ennen sie emoni."As you, my mother, once did."

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19Puuttu veikko kuulemaan.The brother came to hear.

20"Mitä itket, siskoseni,"Why weep, my sister,

21Sisareni sirkuttelet?Sister, why do you chirp sorrow?

22Vai sulho pahoin piteli?"Or did the groom mistreat you?"

23"Niin oon, niin on, veikkoseni,"Yes, yes, my brother,

24Kun tuo liikku linnateitä,When he walked castle roads,

25Kaalu Kaarastan väliä,Sledged through Kaarasta's expanse,

26Luulin tuovan tuomosia,I thought he'd bring bridal gifts,

27Saavuttaa saijasia;Obtain adorned treasures;

28Toi tuo tuolta ruplan ruoskan,He brought a rouble-whip from there,

29Tuota antoi illan aamun,Gave it from dusk till dawn,

30Muistutteli murkinaksi,Reminded me at snack-time,

31Lohdutteli lounahiksi;"Comforted" me at lunch;

32Sylin syö, selin makaapi,Ate from my lap, slept on my back,

33Anto kaialta katetta,Gave shelter from the bay's wind,

34Matalalt pään alusta,A low place for my head,

35Pojes potki vuotehelta."Kicked me from the bed."

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.

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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