Venäläinen, verikoira
In the SKVR edition: Joroinen. Jurva, Hilma n. 14. -1892. Josefiina Savolainen, palvelijatar, 18 v.; kotoisin Kaavilta, jossa kuuli luvun.
SKVR textEnglish
Venäläiselle.
1Venäläinen, verikoira,The Russian, that bloodhound,
2Tappoi isän, tappoi äidin,Killed the father, killed the mother,
3Oli tappaa minutkin,Was about to kill me too,
4Minä hyppäsin kalliolle,I jumped onto a cliff,
5Kallio halkesi.The cliff split apart.
6Minä hyppäsin aidalle,I jumped onto a fence,
7Aita kaatui.The fence collapsed.
8Minä menin lepikkoon,I went into an alder grove,
9Lepikko antoi minulle kepin,The grove gave me a stick,
10Keppi vei minut tielle,The stick led me to the road,
11Tie vei minut taloon.The road led me to a house.
12Siell' oli emännät leipomassa,There were mistresses baking,
13Tyttäret taputtamassa,Daughters clapping,
14Antoivat minullekin leivän.They gave me bread too.
15Minä leivän sialle,I gave the bread to the pig,
16Sika minulle lappeen.The pig gave me a trough,
17Minä lappeen harakalle,I gave the trough to the magpie,
18Harakka minulle siivet.The magpie gave me wings.
19Niillä lentää loikuttelinWith them I fluttered about,
20Punasen meren yli.Over the red sea.
21Tätilässä taivaassa.In Tätilä's sky.
22Mitä siellä teetettiin?What was done there?
23Paimenessa käytettiin.A shepherd was put to use.
24Mitä palkaks' annettiin?What was given as pay?
25Viisi, kuusi poikalasta.Five, six little boys.
26Mitkä niiden nimet olivat?What were their names?
27Aadam ja Eeva.Adam and Eve.
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.
- 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-024578 · Read at SKS ↗
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