Mahtuuko vävy tuppoane

SKVR V2 1300·Lempaala·1877·Collector: Borenius, A. A.

In the SKVR edition: Lempaala, Mäkien kylä. Bor. 95. 77. Pirtanan Nasto Miskulan mäelta Mäkkiin kylästä.

Song types: Kun neittä hyvin - pahoin pitelet, Mahtuuko vävy tupaan?, Sulhon viitan ripustaminen naulaan, Syöttäkää, juottakaa, viekää suojaan vävyn hevonen, Vävy on kananmunaa uudempi

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Vävy virsi.

1Mahtuuko vävy tuppoaneWill the son-in-law fit into the house?

2Kammoan on korottamatta,With the chamber not heightened,

3Ilman orren ottamatta,Without taking the roof beam,

4Peräseinä siertämättä?The back wall unadjusted?

5Vävy "väinö" uusi vieras,The son-in-law, unsteady new guest,

6Kuin uus on kana munaine,Like a new-laid egg of a hen,

7Uuvemp uutta ruskulaista,Newer than new rye-crust,

8Vävy neätänen kypärä,The son-in-law, a maidenly helmet,

9Noakloa on napattaniene,Has grabbed the ribbon stake,

10Voate alle, voate peälle,Cloth beneath, cloth above,

11Jott ei koatuis on kapukka,Lest the cap would regret,

12Nuoen nukka lankiaisi.The fire's soot would settle.

13Vävy ruoska ruuvitettu,The son-in-law, whip screwed tight,

14Noakloa on napattaniene,Has grabbed the ribbon stake,

15Voate alle, voate peälle,Cloth beneath, cloth above,

16Jott ei koatuis on kapukka,Lest the cap would regret,

17Nuoen nukka lankiaisi.The fire's soot would settle.

18Vävy viitta villervoineThe son-in-law, woolly cloak,

19Orrellen ojentakoane,Stretched toward the beam,

20Voate alle, voate peälle,Cloth beneath, cloth above,

21Jott ei koatuis on kapukka,Lest the cap would regret,

22Nuoen nukka lankiaisi.The fire's soot would settle.

23Vävyn turkki tulleroineThe son-in-law's fur adorned,

24Orrellen ojentakoane,Stretched toward the beam,

25Voate alle, voate peälle,Cloth beneath, cloth above,

26Jott ei koatuis on kapukka,Lest the cap would regret,

27Nuoen nukka lankiaisi.The fire's soot would settle.

28Vävy Saksa soappahaisetThe son-in-law's German soap-finery,

29Penkin alle peittäkeäne,Hidden under the bench,

30Huopa alle, huopa peälle.Felt beneath, felt above.

31Vävyn oinoine oroineThe son-in-law's stallion-shoulders,

32Tallii voa taluttakkoane,Led to the stable's shelter,

33Loimi alle, loimi peälle,Warp beneath, warp above,

34Tuulis ei utuiset tuulet,The misty winds won't blow,

35Satais ei utu sattiete.The drizzling rain won't fall.

36Vävyn korja kirjutettuThe son-in-law's gear inscribed

37Kissan kirjavan verellä,*With a speckled cat's blood,*

38Kantakoa katoksen alle,Carry it under the shelter,

39Tuulis ei utuiset tuulet,The misty winds won't blow,

40Satais ei utu sattiete.The drizzling rain won't fall.

41Kuin sie piet hyvi sissoin oi,If you host him with good guts,

42Tulet toiste vierahaksi,You'll become a stranger again,

43Olut kappa kannettoane,A keg of ale carried,

44Korjatoa siun konkarisi,To gather your gear,

45Kakra kappa kannettoane.A keg of barley carried.

46Kui sie piet pahoi sissoine,If you host him with bad guts,

47Kylle meille siso sannuone,To us all, guts will declare,

48Tulet toiste vierahaksi,You'll become a stranger again,

49Ajat käymeä sie apelle,You'll be driven to walk

50Anopille vierahiksi,*A stranger to the in-laws,*

51Vesikappa kannettoane,A keg of water carried,

52Ann ei heinii hevolle,No hay given to the horse,

53Tähkä tukku tungetoane,A clump of ears stuffed,

54Hevoseis hirteteäneThe horse hung

55Omillais ohjoillais,With its own reins,

56Appiis on kujalakkie,The father-in-law's alley-hat

57Itse peälle lyöteteäneBeaten upon yourself

58Omallais o ruosallaise.With your own whip.

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-019193 · Read at SKS ↗

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