Venäläinen vainolainen
In the SKVR edition: Lempaala. Ahlqvist 534. 54.
SKVR textEnglish
1Venäläinen vainolainen,The Russian adversary,
2Soutelevi, joutelevi,Rows about, drifts aimlessly,
3Ympäri Nevan jokea,Around the Neva River,
4Nevan nientä kierrättävi.Circling Neva's headlands.
5Neitonen kujerteleviThe maiden wanders
6Venäläisen venehessä,In the Russian's boat,
7Punaparran purjehessa:Under the red-bearded sail:
8Soua tuolle rantaselle,"Row to yonder shore,
9Missä tuikkavi tulonen,Where a fire flickers,
10Valkeainen vaikuttavi!A bright blaze appears!"
11Suur' on paimenen tuleksi,"Great for a herdsman's fire,
12Pieni pirtin valkeaksi -Small for cottage light,
13Niin on kun ison tulonen.Yet like a great blaze."
14Iso rannalle laseksenFather comes ashore
15Ja laseksen laiturille:And to the jetty:
16"Lunasta iso minuista!""Redeem me, father!"
17"Millä mie sinun lunastan?""How shall I redeem you?"
18"On sinulla kivinen kirkko,"You have a stone church,
19Pane se pääni päästimeksi,Make it my head's ransom,
20Henkeni lunastimeksi!"My spirit's redemption!"
21Iso vasten vastaeli:Father replied against:
22"Ennen luovun tyttärestä,"I'll give up my daughter
23Ennenkun luovun kirkostani."Before my church I surrender."
24Venäläinen, vainolainen j.n.e.Russian foe, etc.
25Emo rannalle laseksen j.n.e.Mother comes ashore, etc.
26Lunasta emo minuista!"Redeem me, mother!"
27Millä mie sinun lunastan?"How shall I redeem you?"
28On sinulla mahikki lehmä,"You have a spotted cow,
29Pane se pääni päästimeksi j.n.e.Make it my head's ransom, etc."
30Venäläinen, vainolainen j.n.e.Russian foe, etc.
31Vello rannalle las'eksen j.n.e.Brother comes ashore, etc.
32Lunasta vello minuista!"Redeem me, brother!"
33Millä mie sinun lunastan?"How shall I redeem you?"
34On sinulla soti-oronen,"You have a war-steed,
35Pane se pääni päästimeksi j.n.e.Make it my head's ransom, etc."
36Venäläinen, vainolainen j.n.e.Russian foe, etc.
37Siso rannalle laseksen j.n.e.Sister comes ashore, etc.
38Lunasta siso minuista! j.n.e."Redeem me, sister! etc."
39On sinulla sinervä-uutti,"You have blue-dyed cloth,
40Pane se pääni päästimeksi j.n.e.Make it my head's ransom, etc."
41Venäläinen, vainolainen j.n.e.Russian foe, etc.
42Sulho rannalle laseksen j.n.e.Groom comes ashore, etc.
43Lunasta sulho minuista!"Redeem me, groom!"
44"Millä mie sinun lunastan'?""How shall I redeem you?"
45"On sulla sotinen miekka,"You have a war-sword,
46Pane (se) pääni päästimeksi,Make it my head's ransom,
47Henkeni lunastamiseksi!"My spirit's redemption!"
48Lunastipa sulho neion.The groom redeemed the maiden.
49Neitonen kujertelevi:The maiden wanders:
50"Isoni kivisen kirkon"May my father's stone church
51Poutavuoet polttakohot!Have its dry beams burned!
52Maamoni mahikki lehmäMy mother's spotted cow
53Maitoihin mahehtukohon,Curdle in its milks,
54Maion maahan kaatakohon!Spill milk-pail to ground!
55Velloni sotioronenMy brother's war-steed
56Sotatielle sortukohon!Stumble on war-path!
57Sisoni sinervä uuttiMy sister's blue cloth
58Villoihinsa viipyköhön,Fray into its threads,
59Villa maahan vuotakohon!Wool fall to earth!
60Sulhoni sotinen miekkaMy groom's war-sword
61Läpi linnan liirtäköhön,Slide through castle walls,
62Sortakoon soan läjähän!"Crush heaps of enemies!"
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-016986 · Read at SKS ↗
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