Anoi tyttö, ainoi tyttöi

SKVR IV2 1863·Kaprio·1881·Collector: Porkka, Volmari

In the SKVR edition: Hevaa, Pulkkala. Volmari Porkka. I 58. 1881-83. Anni Ahvolasta.

Song types: Leino leski, Luutaan lehosta

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1Anoi tyttö, ainoi tyttöi,Begged girl, only girl,

2Anoi ainova emoin,Begged unique mother,

3Anoi ainoi akkialla,Only one at the crone's stead,

4Yksi lapsi laukojallaOne child on the clearing,

5Mäni luutaan lehosta,Went to gather bones from the alder,

6Vastakseen varvikosta,To meet from the thicket,

7Taittoi luuan, taittoi toisen,Broke a bone, broke another,

8Taittoi kolmannen keralla,Broke the third one together,

9Niin taittoi sylehen täynnä,So gathered a lapful,

10Niin sylehen, niin sellään,Both into the lap and onto the back,

11Taittoi kaksi kainaloi.Gathered two under the arms.

12Varas katsoi varvikosta,A thief watched from the thicket,

13Varas vihain vitsikosta:Thief, wrathful from the brushwood:

14"Anoi tyttöi, ainoi tyttöi,"Begged girl, only girl,

15Anoi ainova emoin,Begged unique mother,

16Anoi ainoi akkialla,Only one at the crone's stead,

17Elä taita luutiaan,Do not gather the bones,

18Elä vassasta varassa!"Do not trust the belly's hold!"

19Kylä täss on ennen ollut,A village was here before,

20Kylä ennen, kylä eglen,Village before, village yesterday,

21Niin kylä tänäi päin,So the village now remains,

22Nyt kasvoi kummee korpi,Now grows an eerie marsh,

23Vilja vitsikko virrois,Grain became brush in streams,

24Korpeen lähettä kolme,Sent three to the marsh,

25Kolme lohta lähtehesse,Three salmon to the spring,

26Kolme linnoi lohelle.Three castles for the salmon.

27Yks on linnoi neion nuoren,One castle for the young maiden,

28Toinen nuoren morsiammen,Another for the young bride,

29Kolmas lenko leskivaimon.Third for the leftover widow.

30Mikä linnoi neioin nuoren,Which castle the young maiden's,

31Se on kultaan kuvattu,It is adorned with gold,

32Hopeaan huolitettu,Fashioned with silver,

33Kultaristi kukkulalla,Gold cross on the hill,

34Harjalla hopearisti;Silver cross on the ridge;

35Mikä linnoi morsiammen,Which castle the bride's,

36Se on vaskeen valettu,It is cast in copper,

37Vaski risti räystäällä;Copper cross on the eaves;

38Mikä linnoi leskivaimoin,Which castle the widows',

39Se on karralla katettu,It is roofed with bark,

40Karta risti katolla.Bark cross on the roof.

41Leski linnassa torruu,The widow stays in the castle,

42Sakerasta sannoo:Boldly declares:

43"En oo leski, en oo lenko,"I am no widow, no leftover,

44En oo varaton vaimo,No destitute wife,

45En oo turvaton tutilas,No defenseless woman,

46On miulla pojutta kolme,I have three sons:

47Yks on Ruotsissa rovasti,One is a dean in Sweden,

48Toinen on piispa pappilassa,Another a bishop at the rectory,

49Kolmas herra tällä maalla.Third a lord on this land.

50Mikä herra tällä maalla,The lord on this land

51Se on pyssyyn pyrreeä,Aims true with his gun,

52Mikä piispa pappilassa,The bishop at the rectory

53Se on nuolelta noppee,Swift as an arrow,

54Mikä Ruotsissa rovasti,The dean in Sweden

55Se on käpiäin keihä'ässe."Wields a resinous spear."

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.

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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-013532 · Read at SKS ↗

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