Laari poikoi, laatu poikoi

SKVR IV2 1972·Kaprio·1881·Collector: Porkka, Volmari

In the SKVR edition: Hevaa, Vepsänkylä. Volmari Porkka. I 164. 1881-83. Oleksi (Kristus).

Song types: Lauri Lappalainen, Äidin vaivojen palkinto

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1Laari poikoi, laatu poikoi,Laari-boy, Laatu-boy

2Laari laatu poissikkainLaari and Laatu, the boys together

3Vesti suksii sykysyllä,He readied skis in the autumn wind,

4Kabloja kevvään kaiken,Made skis for all of spring,

5Voisi hään voilla suksiaan,He could glide on buttered skis,

6Sian rasvalla rappais.Smeared with pig's fat.

7Mäni maita liukumaan,He went sliding through lands,

8Ilmoja tähystämmään,To gaze at the heavens.

9Liukui maita livvuttuja,He slid over slippery lands,

10Liukui liukumattomia,Slid over un-slideable lands,

11Liukui suureen salloon,Slid into a great grove,

12Koreaan koivikkoon.Into a fair birch-wood.

13Näki kulloin kuusen päästä,He saw from a spruce's crown,

14Pelingin pettääjän päästä,From Pelingi's pine-top,

15Hongan oksilta hoppean.From the pine's silvery boughs.

16Pyristeli pyssyään,He brandished his gun,

17Keritteli keihästään,Twirled his spear,

18Ampui kerran, löi ylitse,Shot once, struck above,

19Toisen kerran, löi alitse,Shot again, struck below,

20Löi kohta kolmannenkin,Soon struck a third time,

21Puttois puhas lumelen,Pure snowflakes fell,

22Raaja hangelen hajosi.The snow-being's limbs scattered.

23Laari poikoi, laatu poikoiLaari-boy, Laatu-boy

24Tuon sitoi serentkueen,Bound it into a bundle,

25Sitoi silmäriepuhuun,Tied with eye-catching bands,

26Sen vei emoin ehoksi,Brought it to his mother as finery,

27Maamoin maissutuspaloiksi.To his land-mother for approval.

28Kysytteli eukoiltaan:He asked the women:

29"Hoi miun ehtoisa emmoin,"Hark, my cherished mothers,

30Hoi miun kallis kantajain,My precious bearers,

31Joka on maiot maksettu,Is the debt now repaid,

32Kovat piinat kossettu?"The harsh toils compensated?"

33"Ei oo maiot maksettu,"The debt is not repaid,

34Kovat piinat kossettu,The harsh toils not compensated,

35Ku teet turkin emoille,Unless you make a coat for mothers,

36Uuen turkin tuutijalleA new coat for the bride,

37Kuuen kuunitsan nahasta,From six marten pelts,

38Seitsemän revoin selästä,Seven fox backs,

39Kahen kärpän pyöräisistä."Two squirrels' bushy tails."

40Laari poikoi, laatu poikoi,Laari-boy, Laatu-boy,

41Laari laatu poissikkainLaari and Laatu, the boys together

42Otti tuonkin tehhäkseen,Took this task upon himself,

43Kuite ilman ollakseen.To finally be free of it.

44Liukui suureen salloon,Slid into a great grove,

45Koreaan koivikkoon,Into the fair birch-wood,

46Oravia ampui orren,Shot squirrels from beams,

47Toisen näätiä näpisti,Snatched a weasel second,

48Oravia harmuisii,Gray squirrels,

49Näätiä kultarintoja.Golden-breasted weasels.

50Laari poikoi, laatu poikoi,Laari-boy, Laatu-boy,

51Laari laatu poissikkainLaari and Laatu, the boys together

52Siit teki turkin emoille,From these he made coats for mothers,

53Uuen turkin tuutijalleA new coat for the bride,

54Kuuen kuunitsan nahasta,From six marten pelts,

55Seitsemän revoin selästä,Seven fox backs,

56Kahen kärpän pyöräisistä,Two squirrels' bushy tails,

57Oravien olkoipäistä.Squirrels' shoulder parts.

58Siit vei turkin emoille,He brought the coats to mothers,

59Uuen turkin tuutijalle:The new coat to the bride:

60"Hoi miun ehtoisa emmoin,"Hark, my cherished mothers,

61Joka on maiot maksettu,Is the debt now repaid,

62Kovat piinat kossettu?"The harsh toils compensated?"

63"Ei oo maiot maksettu,"The debt is not repaid,

64Kovat piinat kossettu.The harsh toils not compensated.

65La teet tuvan emoille,Unless you build a house for mothers,

66Uuen tuvan tuutijalle,A new house for the bride,

67Siit on maiot maksettu,Then the debt is repaid,

68Kovat piinat kossettu."The harsh toils compensated."

69Laari poikoi, laatu poikoi,Laari-boy, Laatu-boy,

70Laari laatu poissikkainLaari and Laatu, the boys together

71Teki tuvan emoille,Built the house for mothers,

72Uuen tuvan tuutijalle.A new house for the bride.

73"Hoi miun ehtoisa emmoin,"Hark, my cherished mothers,

74Hoi miun kallis kantajain,My precious bearers,

75Jo tehty on tupa emoilen,Now the house is built for mothers,

76Uusi tupa tuutijallen.A new house for the bride.

77Joka on maiot maksettu,Is the debt now repaid,

78Kovat piinat kossettu?"The harsh toils compensated?"

79Emoi vasse vastaeli,The mothers finally answered,

80Vasse vastaan läkkäis:At last they spoke:

81"Jo on maiot maksettu,"Now the debt is repaid,

82Kovat piinat kossettu."The harsh toils compensated."

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-013641 · Read at SKS ↗

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