Pyhä Jyrki armollinen

SKVR IV3 4507·Kaprio·1891·Collector: Alava, Vihtori

In the SKVR edition: Hev. Oja. Al. VII 1189 a ja b. ? Maria Santala Hirskonnulta n. 60 v.

Song types: Jyrin virsi, Karhua vastaan, Sutta vastaan

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SKVR textEnglish

Jyrkin luku.

1Pyhä Jyrki armollinen,Holy George, the merciful one,

2Tulet meille vierahiin,Come to us as a guest,

3Tuo rauhaa tullessais,Bring peace when you arrive,

4Anna rauha raavahille,Grant peace to the bears,

5Sitta-sorkille sovinto!Reconciliation to the hoofed ones!

6Metsän ukko, metsän akka,Forest old man, forest old woman,

7Metsän hilli halliparta,Forest goblin, grey-bearded,

8Metsän kultain kunervoi,Forest's golden tawny one,

9Metsän harvahampahain,Sparse-toothed of the forest,

10Sinisukka suon emäntä,Blue-stocking, bog's mistress,

11Sinisukka, keltakenkä,Blue-stocking, yellow-shoed,

12Piä karhut kahlehiss'Keep bears in chains,

13Suet suitsi-renkahiss'Wolves in bridle-rings,

14Paa susille suitset päähän,Put bridles on wolves' heads,

15Karhut rauta-kahlehiin!Bears into iron chains!

16Kierrä vitsa pihlajain.Twist a rowan branch,

17Keskelle kylän kattuu,Spread over the village center,

18Käärmehiill' kääriele,Coil with snakes,

19Siärliisoill' sitteele,Entwine with lizards,

20Miss' noutaat nuoret noiat,Where you gather young sorcerers,

21Vanhat arpojat assuut.Let old diviners settle.

Luetaan isäm. alle ja päälle; luetaan 3 kertaa.

Jyrin päivänä kun lasketaan raavaat ulos, niin niille luetaan; luetaan ensin ja kierretään omaa kartanoa. Sitte vielä vanhat naiset kokoontuu tielle, ja siellä yhessä sitte luetaan.

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.
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-016176 · Read at SKS ↗

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