Puistin moata velloltain
In the SKVR edition: Vuole, Sohvola. Pajula 66. 94. Taria Korpuna, 59 v.; kotoisin Lempaalasta.
SKVR textEnglish
1Puistin moata velloltain,I shook the ground from brothers-in-law,
2Ristikosta, rastikosta,From crossroads, from cleared lands,
3Pellolt' pettäiköstä.From the field of deceitful growth.
4Anto moata velluein.Gave the ground to brothers.
5Sitt' mie luskan sinnuu kylvin,Then I sowed the first seed there,
6Toisen luskan pellervoista.The second seed from field-spirits.
7Mänin noita katsomaanI went to see those sprouts,
8Kahen, kolmen yön perästä,After two, three nights,
9Viien kuuen viikon peästä.After five, six weeks.
10Sitt' oil sinnuin kukalla,Then there bloomed a flower,
11Pellervoinen marjuella.The field-spirit's berry-sprig.
12Aloin kitkee sinnuu,I began to weed it out,
13Puhastella pellervoista.To cleanse the field-spirits.
14Ajo kaksi kaupanmiestä:Two merchant men arrived:
15Kun sie tietäisit vähäsen,If you knew but a little,
16Pikkaraisen ymmärtäisit,Understood a tiny fraction,
17Et sä kitkis' sinnuu,You wouldn't weed there,
18Puhastais' et pellervoista,Nor cleanse the field-spirits,
19Sie oot neito meille myöty,You're a maid sold to us,
20Sie oot kaupattu kananen.A traded chicken you are.
21Neito vasten vastaeli:The maid retorted:
22"Kukas möi miun poloisen?""Who sold this wretch?"
23"Issois möi siun poloisen.""Your father sold the wretch."
24"Minkäs sai iso miulla?""What did father get for me?"
25"Issois sai kivisen kirkon,"Father got a stone church,
26Vellois sai soti-orosen,Brother a battle-steed,
27Sissois sai sinervä uutin,Sister a blue gown,
28Moammois sai mahikkilehmän."Mother a dappled cow."
29"A issoin kivinen kirkko,"Oh father's stone church,
30Se tulell' syttyköönMay it catch fire
31Parahana poutavuonna!In finest summer drought!
32A velloin soti-oronenOh brother's war-steed,
33Sotatielle sortukoon!May fall on warpath!
34Sissoin sinervä uuttiSister's blue gown
35Villohien viipyköön,May wolves delay it,
36Vuoinehien voipukoon!Seals wear it threadbare!
37A moammoin mahikkilehmäOh mother's dappled cow
38Maitohien ehtyköön!"May its milk dry up!"
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.
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-017176 · Read at SKS ↗
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