Morsia, siityne sissoin

SKVR IV3 3316·Koprina·1907·Collector: Salminen, Väinö

In the SKVR edition: Koprina, Siiverska. Väinö Salminen. n. 1192. 1907. Katri, 60 v.

Song types: Ison kotona ja miehelässä, Kurjet huutavat portista mennessäsi, Kyllä huntu huolta tuopi, Ne kolme kotiin heitä, Olit kirkon kiittotyttö, Olit kuin orihevonen, Ota onni ohjillesi, Jumala rekosehesi / Tee risti rinnoillesi, Pienenä vietiin vihille, Sunnuntaiaamuna panit päällesi parasta, Toisin toisessa talossa, Voille haisi vuotehesi

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1Morsia, siityne sissoin,Bride, departed little sister,

2Säälin siso siuista,Pity, sister of graces,

3Sarkkana sanellakseinni:As a furrow, I am dictated:

4Jouvvuit nuorra nuorikoks,You became a young bride,

5Lassa lakin kantajaks.Released as the hat-bearer.

6Luulet hunnun huolet vievä,You think the veil takes worries,

7Palmikon pahaiset mielet;The braid’s ill intentions;

8Kyllä huntu huolta tuopi,Truly, the veil brings worry,

9Palmikko pahoa mieltä,The braid brings bad thoughts,

10Lihti liikoja sanoja,Stirred up excessive words,

11Lakki paljo lausehia.The hat many phrases.

12Morsia miu sissoin,Bride, my little sister,

13Paremp o omas kotonna,Better [to be] in your own home,

14Oman emon ehtosilla,Under your own mother’s rules,

15Mamman mairetospaloilla;On mother’s tender portions;

16Emo pittää piirakoilla,Mother sustains with pies,

17Kasvattelloo kakkaroilla.Raised with sweet buns.

18Ko olit omas kotonna,When you were at home,

19Olit ku orihevonenYou were like a stallion,

20Tahi tamma sälkeväinen;Or a dappled mare;

21Käit kuin pässi pää kekassa,Ran like a ram in hay,

22Uutti villava visaten.Shook woolen cloths wildly.

23Ko olit omas kotonna,When you were at home,

24Aina aitassa makasit,Always slept in the granary,

25Voille haisi vuoteheis,Your bed smelled of butter,

26Siijaisi sija lihalle,A place saved for meat,

27Kamaralle kammiois.Chambers for storerooms.

28Morsia, miu sisson,Bride, my sister,

29Ku olit omas kotonna,When you were at home,

30Olit kirkon kiittotyttö,You were the church’s praised girl,

31Seurakunnan selvä tyttö.The parish’s virtuous maiden.

32Morsia, miu sissoini,Bride, my dear sister,

33Kolmet hyvvää jääp kottii:Three good things stay home:

34Emon ehtoine sananen,Mother’s guiding word,

35Päivän iellinen unoinen,The day’s fleeting dream,

36Lämmin leipä voipalainen.Warm bread with butter.

37Ko määt tuonne toiselaahen,When you go to that other shore,

38Toisin tuolla toiselassa,Different there, in that other place,

39Toisin tuolla torvet soivat,Horns sound differently there,

40Toisin sannoovat sarenat,Planks speak differently,

41Toisin ukset ulvahtaavat;Doors creak strangely;

42Oot kun kyyry kytkyvessä,You’re like a tethered hunchback,

43Tahi lehmä liaka päässä,Or a cow with a slick head,

44Tahi vaajassa vasikka.Or a calf in a trough.

45Morsia, miu sisoni,Bride, my sister,

46Säälinä siso siuista,Pity, sister of graces,

47Salkkaina sanellakseini,As a stack, I am dictated,

48Lähet portista poloinen,You leave the gate wretched,

49Kalintkasta kaunokainen,Beauty from the fence,

50Kuret huutaat huikeasti,Cranes cry wildly,

51Hanhet huutaat haikeasti.Geese cry mournfully.

52Morsia, miu sissoin,Bride, my little sister,

53Voi sissoin, voi ommain!Oh sister, oh my dear!

54Paremp ois olt siun poloisenBetter it were for your wretchedness

55Olla vaa omais kotonna,To stay in your own home,

56Oman emon ehtosella,Under your mother’s guidance,

57Mamman mairetospaloilla.On mother’s tender slices.

58Ku olit omas kotonna,When you were at home,

59Ain sie aitassa makasit.Always there in the granary you slept.

60Ko tul sorja suntakaamu,When the fine suitor came,

61Mänit aittahen kaulle,You went to the granary’s beam,

62Tuol ol' kirstu kirstun päällä,There, a chest upon a chest,

63Panit päälles parasta,You placed the best atop,

64Hienokkaista hipjelleis.The finest adornments.

65Mänit kirkkoo kukkasenna,You went to church flower-clad,

66Olit kirkon kiittotyttö,You were the church’s praised girl,

67Seurakunnan selvä tyttö.The parish’s virtuous maiden.

68Morsia, miu sissoin,Bride, my little sister,

69Sano nyt sanoilla näillä:Speak now with these words:

70Läkkä, Luoja, luottamaa,Alas, Creator, grant trust,

71Jumala avittamaa!God, bring help!

72Ko lähet portista poloine,When you leave the gate wretched,

73Ota onni ohjalleis,Take luck as your reins,

74Luojane rekoseheis,The Creator in your sled,

75Onni ei taita ohjaksii,Luck cannot hold the reins,

76Luoja ei riko rekkee.God won’t break the sled.

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 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.

Permanent address of this poem at SKS: http://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:sks-kvr-014985 · Read at SKS ↗

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