Nousipa suosta suuri herra

SKVR IX4 1369·Viitasaari·1886·Collector: Laitinen, G.

In the SKVR edition: Viitas. Laitinen 166. 86. Juhan Häyrynen, 67 v., ks. nr. 8. Muistiinp. Jyväskylän pit.

SKVR textEnglish

Karhun vimmastus.

1Nousipa suosta suuri herraArose from the swamp, the great lord

2Kankahasta karvajalka,From the heath, the hairy-legged one,

3Murron alta musta koirraFrom under the fir, the black dog,

4Lepikosta lehmän syöjä.From the alder grove, the cow-devourer.

5Kuin jos kuulit karjan kellonAs if you heard the herd's bell,

6Hälinän hevosten kelloin.The clamor of the horses' bells.

7Määppäs nyt tuonne taloon toiseenLead now to that other house,

8Siellä sulle on luuta purraksesThere for you is a bone to gnaw,

9Lihaa liikutellaksesMeat to toss about,

10Lämmintä verta juuvakses.Warm blood to drink.

11Tieppäs nyt luikku lehmän luistaFashion now a sled from cow's bones,

12Härän sarvista satula.A saddle from ox's horns.

13Metän tyttö, metän neitiForest maiden, forest lady,

14Metän entinen emäntä;The forest's former mistress;

15Paappas nyt kirjo kytkyveenTie now the spotted one to the tether,

16Haluna hakoon kiini,As a pike on the hook fastened,

17Että nyt saisi karhu purrakseenSo the bear may now bite,

18Musta koirra murhatakseen.The black dog to be slain.

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.

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