Läksin suolle sotkuillein

SKVR V1 40·Vuole·1894·Collector: Pajula, Fanny M.

In the SKVR edition: Vuole, Sohvola. Pajula 185. 94. Lukeri Melikova, 37 v.

Song types: Hanhi kadonnut, Kultalangan katkeaminen, Läksin suolle sotkuilleni, kolkutin kodan ovea, Nuorena sotaan viety veli

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1Läksin suolle sotkuillein,I went to the swamp’s mires,

2Leviöille letkuillein.To the wide wetlands’ winding paths.

3Löysin suolt' mättähäisen,From the swamp, I found a hummock,

4Mättähästä mie kotasen.From the hummock, my little hut.

5Kolkutin kotasen usta,I knocked on the hut’s door,

6Rämähytin räystäspuuta.Banged the eaves’ wooden beam.

7Sieltä neitonen sirahtiThere a maiden slipped out,

8Kakkarainen kainalossa,A small bundle under her arm,

9Voivatinen kämmenpeässä.A frail thing in her hand’s hold.

10Neito itki, kyynel vieri.The maiden wept, tears flowing.

11"Mitäs itket, neito nuori?""Why weep, young maiden?"

12"Mie itken nuorta vellojain,"I weep for my young brothers,

13Vast' illall' ilmaan synty,Born into the world last eve,

14Oamull jo sottaan läksi."By dawn, off to war they went."

15"Minkäs annoit vellolleis?""What did you give your brothers?"

16"Viitan annoin vellollein.""I gave them a cloak."

17"Minkäs se vello siull anto?""What did your brother give you?"

18"Hanhen vello miull' anto.""A goose my brother gave me."

19"Mihin poat hanhueis?""Where do you take the goose?"

20"Mie tien tarhan tanhualle.""To the farmstead’s yard."

21"Männöö hanheis pakkoon?""Do you take it by force?"

22"A mie poan kukon kuulemaan,"But I go to hear the rooster,

23Harakan havaitsemaan,To heed the magpie,

24Muistamaan poan mustan linnun."To recall the black bird."

25Ei kukko kuullutkaan,The rooster did not hear,

26Harakka ei havainnutkaan,The magpie did not heed,

27Muistantkaan ei musta lintu;The black bird did not recall;

28Peäs' mun hanhein pakkoon.My goose was taken by force.

29Sitt' juoksin tuhat jokkeeThen I ran a thousand rivers,

30Hanhijain etsimään.Seeking the geese.

31Olliit sotkijat joella:Mergansers on the river:

32"Nuoret nei'ot miun sissoin,"Young maidens, my sisters,

33Vanhat ämmät miun emmoin,Old crones, my mothers,

34Näittek' työ miun hanhijain?"Did you see my geese?"

35"Mikä merkki oil hanhellais?""What mark did the goose bear?"

36"Otsass' oil otavan merkki,"On its brow, the Plough’s sign,

37Peäss' oil päivän pyörykkäinen,On its head, the sun’s disc,

38Kupu oil kullan kirjukkeissa."Its form in golden patterns."

39"Tuonne lensi löyhötteli,"There it flew, fluttering,

40Toinen siipi vettä siirsi,One wing stirred the water,

41Toinen taivasta tavoitti."The other touched the sky."

42Sitt' soarsin sata mäkkee.Then I climbed a hundred hills.

43Olliit kyntäjät kasessa.Plowers were in the field:

44"Vanhat miehet miun issäin,"Old men, my fathers,

45Nuoret miehet velluein,Young men, my brothers,

46Näittek' työ miun hanhijain?"Did you see my geese?"

47"Mikä merkki oil hanhellais?""What mark did the goose bear?"

48"Otsass' oil otavan merkki,"On its brow, the Plough’s sign,

49Peäss' oil päivän pyörykkäinen,On its head, the sun’s disc,

50Kupu oil kullan kirjukkeissa."Its form in golden patterns."

51"Tuonne lensi löyhötteli,"There it flew, fluttering,

52Toinen siipi vettä siirsi,One wing stirred the water,

53Toinen taivasta tavoitti."The other touched the sky."

54Nousin suurell' mäell',I climbed a great hill,

55Korkialle kukkulalle.To a lofty summit.

56Tuonn' oil hanhen miun tapettu,There my goose was slain,

57Lihat syöty, luut jätetty,Flesh eaten, bones discarded,

58Nahka oil kengiks' ketetty.Hide stitched into shoes.

59Kettu naisen kukkaroksi.The fox became the woman’s purse.

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.

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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-016518 · Read at SKS ↗

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