Meni mine piene paimenen

SKVR VI1 167·Juva·1815·Collector: Gottlund, K. A.

In the SKVR edition: Juva. Gottlund n. 2. -1815.

Song types: Iivana Kojosenpoika, Kolme torvea, Kullasta saari, Läksin piennä paimeneen, Nurmen neito

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Paimenen rem⌈pi⌉tys..

1Meni mine piene paimenen,I went, the little shepherd,

2Lassa lammasten aio,Herding the sheep's flock,

3Pani pillit pussihin,Put the pipes into the bag,

4Yx oll luinen, toinen puinen,One was bone, another wooden,

5Kolmas ol kuusi tyvinen.The third a spruce-root pipe.

6Soiti suola männesän,Played the salt into the woods,

7Kaiahuti kankahalla.Echoed on the heath.

8Kulupa säpän paian,Went to the smith's forge,

9Säppe seisahtu paiassa,The smith halted at the forge,

10Säppin vasara käise.The smith's hammer struck.

11Kullat kiehu kattilassaGolds boiled in the cauldron,

12Käskälte meren sälke.Commanded the sea's strait.

13Johon pisara putois,Where a drop fell,

14Sihin saari siunahti,There an island was blessed,

15Korja nurmi saaren pääle,Gather turf upon the island,

16Korja neiti nurmen pääle.Gather a maiden on the turf.

17Tuota kävi pispat, tuota papit,There came bishops, there priests,

18Tuota kaupunkin kanaiset,There the town's women,

19Tuota hoikat hovin miehet,There the court's fair men,

20Tuotapa rikkat ritarit.There the wealthy knights.

21Tuli pa yxi Koio poika,Then came Koio's son,

22Koppaisi koriia rekehsen,Loaded baskets on the sleigh,

23Roppais ruoskalta hevoista,Whipped the horses with a lash,

24Nahka siimalta sivalsi.Lashed with a leather thong.

25Jä hyvesti Jääsken nurmi,Left Jääski's meadow behind,

26Kum̄a hiiton kuusen juuret,Where Hiisi's spruce roots lie,

27Kuuset juuret, tervas kan̄ot.Spruce roots, resinous stumps.

28Tyttö parka hängesäxe, huokasäxe:The poor girl sighed, lamented:

29Parempi ois minun polosenBetter were my fate

30Suen suusa uluaisen,In a wolf's maw to be torn,

31Karrhun kiljuva kiasa,In a bear's screaming den,

32Kuin tämän Koiosen reisä.Than this Koio's journey.

33Älä huoli, hiien huora,Don't fret, Hiisi's whore,

34Kuin ma piäsän hiien kankahalle,When I reach Hiisi's heath,

35Nin mine sanon miekalen,Then I'll tell my sword:

36Tahotkos tuota syötäxäs,Will you eat that,

37Lämmä värta juotaxes.Drink the warm blood?

38Sormet suoro vitsasix,Fingers straight as rods,

39Käsi varret seipeheiksi,Arms as fence posts,

40Piä märkene mättehex,Head softened to a pillow,

41Tissit leivon leiposix,Breasts as bread loaves,

42Nuoita orsille oienan,Veins bound to beams,

43Panen parsin lautaisille.Ribs placed on planks.

44Vein ämelle tuomisexi.Brought to the crone as tribute.

45Ämä syöpi ja kiitä:The crone ate and praised:

46Ämp' on ännen näite syöny,Never have I eaten such,

47Uen vävyn tuomisia,My son-in-law's offerings,

48Tytterren lähettemia.Sent by the daughter.

49Orja lausu oven suusa,The slave spoke at the door:

50Oven suusa, pankon pääsä:At the door's edge, threshold's end:

51Ettpes söis, ettkes kiites,If you don't eat, don't praise,

52Kumpas tieteis vehese,Which would you choose—

53Ymmerteisit pikkaraisen.You'd grasp but a little.

54Sano, sano, orja rauka!Speak, speak, wretched slave!

55Empe sano, ämente rukka,I won't speak, vile creature,

56An̄apas ainoa poikais.Unless you give my only son.

57An̄an kirjo karjasta,I'll give a spotted cow,

58Paran lähmen lievestä,The best from the pasture's herd,

59An̄an ainoa orrinI'll give the only stallion,

60Seitemeste runastain,Seven-branched from rune-staves,

61Annan ainoa poikan.I'll give my only son.

62Nyt mine vastan sulle sanon:Now I answer you:

63Söit tyttereis tissit,You ate the daughter's breasts,

64Joita kauan kantelit,Which you long bore,

65Viko viereses makuti.Guilt festered in your side.

66Ämä tuota itkemen,The crone began to weep,

67Alla kulmi ulvoma.Howling beneath her brows.

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-022595 · Read at SKS ↗

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