Laurin poika Lappalainen

SKVR V1 413·Lempaala·1854·Collector: Ahlqvist, A. E.

In the SKVR edition: Lempaala. Ahlqvist 538. 54.

Song types: Jauhaja neito, miniä, Lauri Lappalainen

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1Laurin poika LappalainenLauri's son, the Lapplander

2Teki suksia sykysyn,Made skis in autumn,

3Kesäkauen liukumia.Summer-time gliders.

4Kesät säästi vuohen voitaSummers saved goat's butter,

5Ja talvet pukin talia,Winters buck's tallow,

6Voisi voilla suksiansa,Anointed skis with butter,

7Puhasti pukin talilla.Cleaned with buck's tallow.

8Läksi noilla liukumahan.Set forth to glide on them.

9Liuku soita, liuku maita,Glided swamps, glided lands,

10Liuku maita liuvuttuja,Glided lands slid-over,

11Liuku liukumattomia;Glided unglideables;

12Jäi on liuska liukumatta,A strip remained unglided,

13Koskematta korven kolkka.Untouched forest's edge.

14La mie liuvun tuonkin liuskan,Now I'll glide that strip too,

15Kosettelen korven kolkan.Graze the forest's edge.

16Kuulin koiran haukahtavan,I heard a dog bark,

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18Emo vasten vastaeli:Mother countered:

19On satula entinenkin,"There's still the old saddle,

20Ison saamainen satula.A grand acquired saddle.

21Mihinkäs mie rahani pannen,"Where should I place my wealth,

22Saanen suuren saalihini?To gain a great catch?"

23Emo vasten vastaeli:Mother countered:

24"Mene mustalle merelle,"Go to the black sea,

25Tuolla on neiot kylpemässä,There maidens bathe,

26Tinarinnat huuhtomassa,Tin-breasts washing,

27Päät vaski valelemassa.Heads smeared with copper.

28Katso kuuesta parahin,Pick the finest of six,

29Katso selvin seitsemestä,The clearest of seven,

30Rahoin neito tuo kotihin,Buy the maiden home,

31Heliämpi helmi-kaulan,One with chiming pearl-neck,

32Soriampi solki-rinta!"Splendider brooch-breast!"

33Laurin poika LappalainenLauri's son, the Lapplander

34Totteli emon sanoja,Obeyed mother's words,

35Meni mustalle merelle.Went to the black sea.

36Tuoll' oil neiot kylpemässä j.n.e.There were maidens bathing, etc.

37Katsoi kuuesta parahan j.n.e.Chose the finest of six, etc.

38Anoppi oil ani kavala,The in-law was shrewd,

39Toi hän tuoreita rukeita,Brought fresh rye,

40Laittoi neion jauhamahan.Made the maiden grind.

41Neito jauhoi jaaritteli.The maiden ground idly.

42Kivenpuu käkönä kukkui,The millstone cuckooed,

43Kivi helmenä heläji,The stone clinked like pearls,

44Kiven siili sirkkusena.Its hedgehog chirped like a sparrow.

45Anoppi ani kavalaThe shrewd in-law

46Meni neittä katsomahan,Went to check the maiden,

47Pisti jauhoin kätensä:Thrust her hand in the flour:

48"Voi huora home-sykerö,"Ah, whore, mold-clump,

49Pilasit hyvät jyväni,Ruined my good grain,

50Laskit puolet lastumoiksi,Let half become chaff,

51Puolet ryyniksi rymäsit!"Crushed half to grits!"

52Anoppi ani kavalaThe shrewd in-law

53Tuiskahti elo-tupahan:Stormed to the hearth:

54"Laurin poika Lappalainen,"Lauri's son, Lapplander,

55Tottele emon sanoa,Heed your mother's word,

56Ota ruoska naulasesta,Take the whip from the nail,

57Neuvo tuolla neiostasi,Discipline that bride of yours,

58Ottamoasi opeta!"Teach your catch a lesson!"

59Laurin poika LappalainenLauri's son, the Lapplander

60Totellut ei emon sanoa,Did not obey mother,

61Voisi voita leivän päälle,Spread butter on bread,

62Vei on tuota neiollensa:Took it to his maiden:

63"Syö tuota levätessäsi,"Eat this while resting,

64Hiero henkäellessäsi!"Rub [it] while breathing!"

65Laurin poika LappalainenLauri's son, the Lapplander

66Pisti jauhoin kätensä:Thrust her hand in the flour:

67Niin on jauhoa kivelläFlour on the stone like

68Kuin on multoa mäelläSoil on a hill,

69Tahi lunta kulvehessa,Or snow in a drift,

70Niin on kyyneltä kivelläTears on the stone like

71Kun vettä Torajoessa.Water in the Torajoki.

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.

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