Siikanen sinun nimesi

SKVR VI1 3655·Varpaisjärvi·1885·Collector: Krohn, Kaarle

In the SKVR edition: Varpaisjärvi. Krohn n. 13660. -1885. Kärsämäki. Risto Ryynänen, 62 v.

SKVR textEnglish

Siikanen.

1Siikanen sinun nimesi,Little Whitefish is your name,

2Siikanen sinä iteki,You yourself, Little Whitefish,

3Pihan rikka, pellon rikka,Treasure of the yard, treasure of the field,

4Riihen riukuin alanen,Beneath the poles of the drying barn,

5Ahinlautain takanen;Behind the stove's hearth-board;

6Tules pois, palate ulos,Come away, emerge outside,

7Purjetuuli on tullaksesi,A tailwind awaits your arrival,

8Vasta-tuuli on männäksesi.A headwind awaits your departure.

9Voi, et sinä hyvee tehny,Alas, you’ve done no good,

10Eikä toinen kumppali,Nor has your companion,

11Itehä tuota vierit vempeleeltä,You rolled it from the spindle yourself,

12Hairait havun selältä.Snapped it from the pine’s spine.

13Tule pois, (palate ulos,Come away, (emerge outside,

14Purjetuuli on tullaksesi,A tailwind awaits your arrival,

15Vastatuuli on männäksesi).A headwind awaits your departure).

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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