Miks o silmäi miu kipiät

SKVR V1 407·Vuole·1908·Collector: Salminen, Väinö

In the SKVR edition: Vuole, Sohvola. Salminen 1611. 08. Ontropo.

Song types: Laivassa surmattu veli, Silmät kipeät, itkin kuollehia, Suka mereen

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1Miks o silmäi miu kipiät,Why are my eyes sore,

2Näkemein o näin huterot?Why is my sight so feeble?

3Sill o silmäin kipiät,Because the eyes are sore,

4Näkemäin o näin huterot:My sight is so feeble:

5Kovin itkin kuollehei,I wept hard for the dead,

6Kauan moaha männehii.Long for those gone to earth.

7Isä kuol, itkin äijä,Father died, I mourned the elder,

8Emo kuol, viel enemä;Mother died, even more;

9Tulliit silmäin kipiät,The eyes' pain came,

10Näkemein näin huterot.My sight grew so feeble.

11Sit velloi vettee kuol,Then a brother died into water,

12Meren pohjaa putos.Fell to the sea's depths.

13Etsi viiko vellojainI sought brothers for a week,

14Meren ruoki ruuvikost,From the sea's reed thicket,

15Meren koavi kaislikoist.From the sea's sedge reeds.

16Sit käin tietä pikkuraise,Then I walked the path with small steps,

17Rantatietä raksutelle,Shuffling along the shore path,

18Hiekkatietä helskytellen.Jingling on the sandy path.

19Löysin rautaa palasen,I found a piece of iron,

20Palan pienen pihlajaa:A small piece of rowan:

21Viel ne vein sepän paijaa:Still I took them to the smith:

22"Tie miul rautane harava,"Make me an iron rake,

23Piit ku ois panna pihlajasta,If you would set it with rowan,

24Mil mie etsin veikkojainWith which I seek brothers

25Meren ruokin ruuvikoista,From the sea's reed thickets,

26Merest koavin kaislikkoist(a).From the sea's sedge reeds."

27Löysin viitan velloltain,I found the brothers' cloak,

28Viitta ol viljon itkuloiks.The cloak was for many laments.

29Hatul löysin velloltain,I found the brothers' hat,

30Hattu ol' suuriks harmiloiks.The hat was for great sorrows.

31Löysin viime velluvein.I found the last brother's item.

32Jo ol siika silmät syönt,The whitefish had eaten the eyes,

33Hauk ol hartiat halastu.The pike had torn the shoulders.

34Mie mänin merikivell,I went on the sea's stones,

35Meren poasil pakenin.Fled on the sea's surface.

36Suvin kuitrotukkajain,With summer's golden locks,

37Heliöitä hiuksiain.Shimmering strands of hair.

38Suljaht suka merree,The comb slipped into the sea,

39Kampa pohjaa kelahti,The comb sank to the bottom.

40Lass ei syltä syvälle,Alas, not into the deep brine,

41Kahta voaksaa vajosi.It sank two fathoms down.

42Löysin miekan velloltain,I found the brothers' sword,

43Kultavästin kullaltain;Golden-clad with gold;

44Mie miekan kottii toin,I brought the sword home,

45Sitä kaik ku katseliit:When all gazed upon it:

46"Teä miek on sovas käynt,"This sword is fit for use,

47Talutett on tappelust."To be wielded in battle."

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.

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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-016889 · Read at SKS ↗

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