Puistin maata velloltaini

SKVR V3 118 a·Sakkola·1891·Collector: Neovius, A. D.

In the SKVR edition: Sakkola (Metsäpirtti) Neovius. 1109 a. ? Tätin tytär Mattilan Katri.

SKVR textEnglish

Liekkuvirsi.

1Puistin maata velloltaini,main text line 1I cleared land for my brothers-in-law,

2pellolta pettäïköistä,main text line 3from the field of deceivers,

3antoi maata velloseeni.main text line 4gave land to my brother-in-law.

4mie lus'kan sinoista kylvin,main text line 5I sowed a spoonful from there,

5toisen luskan pellervaane.main text line 6another spoonful at the field’s edge.

6tul miu sinnoïn kukalle,main text line 7My [seed] came there to flower,

7pallervoo puhistettava.main text line 8the field’s spirit to be cleansed.

8aloin kitkii mie sinoista,main text line 9I began weeding from there,

9puhastellen pellervaane.main text line 10cleansing the field’s edge.

10ajoi kaksi kaupanmiestä,main text line 11Two merchants arrived,

11kolme puoti-poikasiine.main text line 12three shop-boys with them.

12kuka möi miun polosen,main text line 15Who sold my little colt,

13kuka kauppas on kanasen?main text line 16who traded the little hen?

14iso möi siun polosen,main text line 16The elder sold your colt,

15vello kauppaïs kanasen.the brother traded the hen.

16issois sai kivisen kirkon,main text line 18The elder got a stone church,

17maammois sai mahikki lehmän,main text line 20mother got a spotted cow,

18vellois on soti orosen,main text line 19brother has a battle-steed,

19sissois on sinervä uutin.main text line 20sister a blue brewing-vat.

20issoin on kivinen kirkkomain text line 21The elder’s stone church

21. kahen puolen kaatukoonemain text line 22has collapsed on both sides,

22paras saarna-aikonaase,main text line 23best at sermon-time.

23velloin on soti oronenmain text line 24The brother’s battle-steed

24paras sota aikanaase,main text line 25is best in war-time.

25maamoin on mahikki lehmämain text line 26The mother’s spotted cow

26maahan maion kaatakoone,main text line 27spilled milk onto the earth,

27sissoin on sinervä uuttimain text line 27The sister’s blue vat

28maahan villat vuotakoote.lets wool flow to the earth.

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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