Puistin maata velloltain

SKVR V1 681·Lempaala·1917·Collector: Räikkönen, Eino

In the SKVR edition: Lemp. Naakkala. Räikk. 310. 17. Tarja Valkonen, 65 v. (inkerikko).

Song types: Lunastettava neito, Myyty neito

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1Puistin maata velloltain,I cleared land for my kin,

2Ristikosta, rastikosta,From the cross-place, blackbird's place,

3Pellolta, pikarikosta.From the field, goblet's place.

4Vello vasten vastaeli:Brother retorted in reply:

5"Mitä sisko maal tiet,"What does sister know on land,

6Koijoo miestä, ei hevosta?"Tricking men, not horses?"

7"Älä vello siitä huoli,"Don’t fret, brother,

8Vaik mie kynnän kynsilläin,Though I plow with claws,

9Varpahaisillain vakkoon."With toes in the basket."

10Anto vello miule maata,Brother gave me land,

11Kylvin luskan mie sinnoo,I sowed a patch there,

12Toisen luskan pellervoista.Another from field's edge.

13Mänin kohta katsomaa.I went to look soon.

14Jo sino olj sinikukal,There bloomed a blue flower,

15Pellervoine marjueel.With field’s berries.

16Aloin kitkii sinosta,I began weeding blue,

17Puhastella pellervoista.Cleansing the field’s edge.

18Ajo kaksi kaupan miestäTwo merchants came,

19Ja pari parikkalaista:And a pair of hagglers:

20"Jos sie tietäsit vähäsen,"If you knew a little,

21Pikkaraisen ymmärtäisit,Understood a tiny bit,

22Sie et kitsisi sinosta,You wouldn’t cling to blue,

23Puhastaisi pellervoista.Nor cleanse the field’s edge.

24Sie uot neito meille myöty,You, maid, are sold to us,

25Sie uot kaupattu kananen."You traded hen."

26"Kuka möi miun polosen,"Who sold my wretched self,

27Kuka kauppasi kanasen?"Who traded the hen?"

28"Iso möi, emo lupas.""Father sold, mother agreed."

29"Mitä sai iso miula?""What did father get for me?"

30"Issois sai kivisen kirkon.""Father got a stone church."

31"Mitä sai emonen miula?""What did mother get for me?"

32"Emo sai mahikkilehmän.""Mother got a spotted cow."

33"Mitä vello miula sai?""What did brother get for me?"

34"Vellois sai sotiorosen.""Brother got a warhorse."

35"Mitä sai sissoin miula?""What did sister get for me?"

36"Sissois sai sinervo uutin.""Sister got a blue dress."

37"Ison kivisen kirkon,"Let father’s stone church,

38Poutavuuvet polttakoot,Dry years burn it,

39Tulkoo tuli punane!Red fire come!

40Muamoin mahikkilehmäLet mother’s spotted cow

41Maijon maaha lypsäköö!Be milked to the ground!

42Sissoin sinervo uutti,Sister’s blue dress,

43Villoihee viipyköö,Turn to wool, linger,

44Vuonihee viipyköö,Turn to linen, linger,

45Villat maaha vuotakoot!Let wool spill to earth!

46Velloin sotiorone,Brother’s warhorse,

47Sotatiel sortukoo!"Stumble on war’s path!"

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-017168 · Read at SKS ↗

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