Käim mie pilvem piitä myöten
In the SKVR edition: Lempaala, Vaskela. Bor. 251. 24/3 89. Laurilan Nasto.
SKVR textEnglish
1Käim mie pilvem piitä myöten,I walked along the cloud's edge,
2Taivoa raijoi myöte.Traversed along the sky.
3Saim mie silkit silmillein,I received silks for my eyes,
4Kulta-lankat kulmillei,Golden threads for my brows,
5Peällei hyvät hopiat.On top, fine silver pieces.
6Mäni merell kylpömeä,I went to the sea to bathe,
7Panim paijaim mie pajulla,I laid my clothes on the shore,
8Hamehei hoavam peälle,My skirt on the willow,
9Sormukset somerikoll,Rings on the sandy ground,
10Helmet hiekka-rantasell.Pearls on the sandy shore.
11Varas katso varvikost,A thief peered from the bushes,
12Mies vihaine vitsikost.A wrathful man from the branches.
13Otti silkit silmiltäi,Took the silks from my eyes,
14Kultalankat kulmiltai,Golden threads from my brows,
15Peältäi hyvät hopiat.The fine silvers from my head.
16Mänin itkiin kottiin,I went home weeping,
17Koaloitellen kartanu'o.Swaying by the fence corner.
18Iso aitassa asuu,Father dwells in the granary,
19Emo aita rappusilla.Mother on the fence steps.
20Jo alko iso kyselläFather started to ask,
21Emon olkapeän ylitse:Over Mother’s shoulder:
22"Mitäs itket, piikuvein,"Why weep, little maid,
23Nuorimpaisen nureksit?"Youngest one’s lament?"
24Mie voa vaste vastajielin:I answered back:
25"Käim pilvem piitä myöte,"I walked the cloud’s edge,
26Taivoa rajo'i myöte.Traversed the sky’s path.
27Tuolt sai silkit silmillei,From there came silks for my eyes,
28Kulta lankat kulmillei,Golden threads for my brows,
29Peällei hyvät hopiat.On top, fine silver pieces.
30Mänin merell kylpömeä,I went to the sea to bathe,
31Pani paijaim mie pajulle,Laid my clothes on the shore,
32Hamehein hoavan peälle,My skirts on the willow,
33Helmet hiekkarantaselle,Pearls on the sandy shore,
34Sormukset somerikolle.Rings on the sandy ground.
35Varas katso varvikosta,A thief peered from the bushes,
36Mies vihaine vitsikosta.A wrathful man from the twigs.
37Otti silkit silmiltäi,Took the silks from my eyes,
38Kultalankat kulmiltain,Golden threads from my brows,
39Peältäi hyvät hopiat,The fine silvers from my head,
40Sormukset somerikolta,Rings from the sandy ground,
41Helmet hiekkarantaselta."Pearls from the sandy shore."
42Emo vaste vastajieli:Mother answered:
43"Älä itke, piikuvein,"Do not weep, little maid,
44Nuorimpaisein nureksi!Youngest one’s sorrow!
45Meä sie aittoa meäjelle:I’ll take you to the granary:
46Tuoll on kirstu kirstum peällä.There’s a chest atop chests.
47Poa peälleis parasta,Take the best from the top,
48Hienoista hipiälleis,Finest for your skin,
49Valkiaista varrelleis,Whitest for your arm,
50Meä kirkkuo kukaks!"We’ll make the church a bloom!"
51Kirkkokuns kiitettiin,The church’s adornments were praised,
52Lajinkunsi loajittii:Its varied trimmings divided:
53Kennen tyttö, kennen neito,"Whose girl, whose maiden,
54Kennen morsian mokoma,Whose bride is this,
55Kennen helka helmikaula.?Whose pearl-necklaced one?"
56Tul kirkkuo kukaks.She became the church’s flower.
57Virsi loppu, kuin lopetan,The song ends as I finish,
58Soam mie toisen kuin alotan,I’ll start another when I begin,
59Viittä kuutta vinkiämmä,Five or six nimbler ones,
60Ollen kortta korkiamman.Of a higher grade than mine.
61Olkuo sille, jeäkyö tälle,Let it stay for that, remain for this,
62Paremmille laulajille,For better singers,
63Joll' on virret viiet kuuvetWho have songs of five moons,
64Ja laulut so'an kaheksat.And ballads of eight wars.
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-017490 · Read at SKS ↗
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