Läks miun kainuin kallaa

SKVR V1 183·Lempaala·1894·Collector: Alava, Vihtori

In the SKVR edition: Lempaala, Mäkienkylä. Alava 391. 94. Vaśśan Varpu.

SKVR textEnglish

1Läks miun kainuin kallaa,My embrace went fishing,

2Ainuvain ahvenee.Catching but a single perch.

3Sousi niemet, sousi so̯aaret,Rowed past headlands, rowed past islands,

4So̯aant ei kainuin kallaa,The island's fish didn't come to my embrace,

5Ainuvain ei ahvenii.Not even a perch remained.

6Läksin itse soutamaa.I went rowing myself.

7Sousin niemet, sousin so̯aaret,I rowed past headlands, rowed past islands,

8Joka so̯aarest sain kalloi.From every island I got fish.

9Lämmitin äkäisen saunanI heated a fierce sauna

10Äkäsill' halkoloill';With wrathful logs;

11Äkäśet varustin vastatI prepared wrathful whisks

12Äkäsill' koivuloill';On wrathful birch branches;

13Äkäset varustin vieetI drew wrathful waters

14Äkäsist' kaivoloist',From wrathful wells,

15Siit huusin sulhon kylpöme̯ää.Then I called the groom to bathe in honey.

16Minkä sulho usta huus',Whatever the groom shouted,

17Mie sen usta ummemmaks;I made his voice softer;

18Minkä sulho vettä puisti,Whatever water the groom splashed,

19Mie sen löylyy lisäsin.I added more steam to it.

20Ro̯aappasin tukista kii,I hacked at tree trunks fiercely,

21Hakkasin halon keralla;Split firewood in bundles;

22Vei suoll' sotku-portahaks',Made swamp into muddy steps,

23Pelloll' perä-kiveks'.Field into foundation stones.

24Lämmitin metoisen saunanI heated a honeyed sauna

25Metosill' halkoloill',With honeyed logs,

26Metoset varustin vastat.Prepared honeyed whisks.

27Kylvin itse kylliksein,I bathed myself abundantly,

28Valoin vettä viljoksein.Poured water plentifully.

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.

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