Kengitin mie vellostaini

SKVR V1 967·Vuole·1847·Collector: Europaeus, D. E. D.

In the SKVR edition: [Vuole]. Europæus J 80. 47.

SKVR textEnglish

1Kengitin mie vellostaini,I shod my brothers,

2Luulin kirkkohon mänevän;I thought they were church-bound;

3Vello kompsi kosjomahan,Brother stomped to woo,

4Vello sanovi sanalla:Brother declared plainly:

5"Ei tule tytöt minulle,"No girls will come to me,

6Miks on äiä siskoloita,Why so many in-laws for sisters,

7Paljon on paiotetavia.Many to be cast aside.

8Vieähän sisot vesille,Take the sisters to the waters,

9Kannetahan kaivotielle!"Bear them to the well-path!"

10Vietihin sisot vesille,Sisters were led to waters,

11Kannettihin kaivotielle.Borne to the well-path.

12Otettihin mieliminjä,They were taken willingly,

13Pantiin kangas kankahille.Cloth laid on the heath.

14Kangas kielille rupesi:Cloth began to speak/edge:

15"Viekää minua vesille,"Take me to the waters,

16Kantakaate kaivotielle!Carry me to the well-path!

17Siellä kulkijat kutoot,There wanderers weave,

18Vaeltajat valkasovat,Wayfarers bleach,

19Kävelijät kääntelevät."Walkers turn me about."

20Emo aamulla varahin,Mother rose at dawn,

21Emo huusi huikiasti:Mother shouted fiercely:

22"Tule, miun vanhin tyttärein,"Come, my eldest daughter,

23Kutomaan miun kangastain,To weave my cloth,

24Lehmiäin lypsämähän!"To milk my cows!"

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.

Source

Text: SKVR (Suomen Kansan Vanhat Runot), the digital edition of the Finnish Literature Society (SKS), licensed under CC BY 4.0.

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