Miss' sie vello kauan viivyt

SKVR V2 1331·Vuole·1895·Collector: Pajula, Fanny M.

In the SKVR edition: Vuole, Sohvola. Pajula 596. 95. Lukeri Melikova, 38 v.

SKVR textEnglish

1Miss' sie vello kauan viivyt,Where have you, brother, lingered long,

2Kauan naimaas nahajit?Long delayed in your wedding?

3Keitos kiehu kaiken päivän,The stew boiled all day,

4Liemeks liha likos.The meat soaked into broth.

5Virka nyt meill' mei'än vello!Now duty calls, our brother!

6Syötettiinkos, juotettiinkos,Were you fed, were you given drink,

7Korjattiinkos konkariis,Were you gathered to the feast,

8Kostattiinkos itsiäis?Were you compensated for yourself?

9Nyt virka meill' mei'än vello,Now duty calls, our brother,

10Sitt' koton' kostetaan,Then at home we'll compensate,

11Maksetaan emon majallaRepay in mother's house

12Lihaliemen keittämäst'.For the cooking of the meat broth.

13Olpa lykky lyypyskällä,May luck be in the cup,

14Osa oil naisen nappulalla,A share on the woman's button,

15Ku autteil JumalaAs God granted

16Suun all' suloisen miehen,Under the mouth of the sweet man,

17Miehen lillin leuan alle,Under the man's white chin,

18Punapaitoin parriin,To the red-shirted beard,

19Verkaviitan vieroseen.To the checkered coat's guest.

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.

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