Lahan laulan, nyt mie jou'an
In the SKVR edition: Vuole, Sohvola. Pajula 718. 95. Lukeri Melikova, 38 v.
SKVR textEnglish
1Lahan laulan, nyt mie jou'an,I begin to sing, now I proceed,
2Nyt mie jou'an laulamaan!Now I proceed to sing!
3Mie kuin seännyn laulamaan,As I stood to sing,
4Jeävät puolet nauramaan,Half remain laughing,
5Usiammat itkemään.Most begin weeping.
6Mie laulan pitki suorasteen,I sing long and straight,
7Kohasteen yötä kolmeResounding three nights,
8Yhen pai'an panolla,With one head on the pan,
9Yhen vyöhön vyötännällä,One belt on the waist,
10Yhen vatsan syönnöksellä.One belly for eating.
11Mie laulan meret mesiksi,I sing seas to honey,
12Meren mullat maltasiks,Sea's soil to malt,
13Suoloiks meren somerot,Sands to salt,
14Meren hiekat hernehiks,Sea's sand to peas,
15Meren kaislat karhehiks,Sea's reeds to rough stalks,
16Meren voahen vaipaksein.Sea's goat to woolen-coat.
17Kuuluu lohelle laulu,The song reaches the salmon,
18Pillin soitto Pietariin,Pipe's tune to Petersburg,
19Rinkunta revon nennään.Echo to fox's muzzle.
20Selkiä merell' on seissä,Seals stand on the sea,
21Ken miittii merelt' nai'a,Who seeks a wife from sea,
22Sill' ei hevoista huoli,Cares not for horses,
23Huol' ei vask'valjahiii,Nor copper harnesses,
24Huol' ei suitsii hopia,Nor silver bridles,
25Sen kun vestäköön venosta,For he rows from the boat,
26Alle lau'an ankkurii.Beneath the ship's anchor.
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-018004 · Read at SKS ↗
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