Mike mam̄a maasta nosti
In the SKVR edition: Juva. Gottlund n. 404. --12/2 1816. Kiiskilänniemi. Paavo Kiiskinen l. Köppö.
SKVR textEnglish
Ham̄as tauti.
1Mike mam̄a maasta nosti,What mother lifted from the earth,
2Kuka kum̄an kangasta?Who wove the spirit's fabric?
3Isotoin, emotoin mam̄a,*Greatest, motherless mother*,
4Suton, pietön, pärsitön,Guiltless, unheld, beardless,
5Hampaton, ikenitön.Toothless, gumless.
6Lähä hisi hihtaman,Go, forest spirit, to glide,
7Sinisipi siukaman,Blue-winged one to dart,
8Syömeste veri valoa,Let blood bleed from the eater,
9Luu valova luhtomasta!Bone shine from the marsh!
10Lähä lika likelle,Go, filth, to filth's place,
11Nyt on lian likek aika,*Now is filth's nearing time,*
12Mies paha pakeno vuoro!Evil man flee your turn!
13Elei van heti herenek,If he doesn't wake at once,
14Nin mine ruton rupian.Then I'll start the plague.*
15Lähä kalma kuahehille,Go, Death, to rot,
16Miehen syöjä sykyvätäk,Let the man-eater sink,
17Syömestä veri valoa,From eating, blood to flow,
18Luu valoa luhtomasta.Bone to shine from the marsh.
19Kuin suapi minuin sanain,As my words take hold,
20Suakon sanat Jumalan.May God's words approve.
21Kuin käupi minun käten,As my hand moves,
22Käukön käsi Jumala.May God's hand move.
23Kuin sopi minun sormi,As my finger fits,
24Sopikon Luojan sormet,May the Creator's fingers fit,
25Herran tahto tam̄akon.The Lord's will confirm.
26Em̄ine puhu omalla suula,I don't speak with my own mouth,
27Mine puhun Luojan suula,I speak with God's mouth,
28Herralla hängelle hyvelle,To the Lord's good spirit,
29Lämböisille läikehytä.To the merciful, radiance.
30Nejsy Maria emoinen,Virgin Mary, the mother,
31Saas mette taivoisesta,Bring honey from heaven,
32Simo pilvistä pirotak,Simon, sprinkle from clouds,
33Piste sulkais sulaa,Drop feathers to melt,
34Siipeis siman kasta,With wings dip in mead,
35Voiak alta, vojak pälte,Butter below, butter above,
36Kerta käskiä sivaltak,Once command to strike,
37Allta tuntomattomax,Beneath the unknown,
38Pälte nurkomattomax,Above the unbreakable,
39Alta aivon tervex.Under the healthy mind.
40Ota sulka suusta Luojan,Take a feather from God's mouth,
41Siipi Jesuxen sisälte,Wing from Jesus' breast,
42Vojja niille voitehilla,Anoint them with butter,
43Kaho nilä kahtehila,Look with double care,
44Kuin on enen Luoja voitu.As the Creator was anointed.
45Tules ukko taivosestaCome, elder from heaven,
46Ruoska rautasen käralla,With an iron-tipped whip,
47Jolla hiite hirvittelen,With which I frighten Hiisi,
48Pelloitelen pärkelättä.Banish the chaos.
49Isosein on Jesu ChristusGreatest is Jesus Christ,
50Tule tuane tarvittahan,Come with needed aid,
51Hätähäisten huvanta,Joy for the troubled,
52Hätäpäivet piästemen,*Rescue from dire days,*
53Sellvelle suoralen,To the straight path,
54Tun̄ollen tajollen,To understanding,
55Ettej turhan tulis,Lest they come in vain,
56Hiki hite lankias.Sweat of Hiisi's fallen.*
57Tule puta purkaman,Come clear the well,
58Tule siätä särkemän,Come break the fence,
59Puta purkaja Jumala,God, well-dismantler,
60Sjätä särkiä Jumala!God, fence-breaker!
61Einek euko, luonnon vajmo,*Old crone, nature's flaw,*
62Yön tyttö, hämären nejto!Night girl, dusk's wench!*
63Hikova nyt hien ham̄as,Sweaty now in fine shirt,
64Läviä pa nyt lem̄on leuvat.Shine now, love's cheeks.
65Musta mies merestä nousi,A black man rose from sea,
66Jok on kuolutta parembi,Who's better than death,
67Katonutta kaunihimpi.Fairer than the seen.
68Syrin synti syssmäläinen,Hidden sin of ancestors,
69Poiki puoli pohjolainen,Bore half-North's child,
70Syrin pa minekin syn̄y,Hidden too my sin,
71Poiki puoli pon̄isti;Bore half-struggled;
72Isellen on ilma rauta,For father, air is iron,
73Kansan on kapalo nuora.For people, coiled rope.
74Site mine miehexi sano,Thus I name as husband,
75Kun mulle tyren tekis,When he made me maid,
76Matka mulkut naukkajaks.Journey's logs for raft.
77Hiis on hirve metässä,Hiisi is fierce in woods,
78Karhu on karkia mätässä,Bear is swift in den,
79Minua on karrhua karkiampi,I'm swifter than bear,
80Mull on hietanen hivia,I've sandy tracks,
81Rauan karstanen kamara.Iron-clad belly.
82Nouse luontonen lovesta,Rise, creature from hole,
83Synyi paikastai syvästä,Born from deepest place,
84Havon allta haltiain!Under pine of spirits!
85Mites kukko kum̄in laulat,How, rooster, you ghostly crow,
86Iloiset isenen lintu,Joyful father's bird,
87Tuo lycky minun kotin,Bring luck to my home,
88Tuo outo toisen talon,Take weirdness to others' house,
89Tuo lyckyn minun talon:Bring luck to my house:
90Sata sarven kantajata,A hundred horn-bearers,
91Tuhat majon antajata!A thousand cabin-givers!
92Tuo outo toisen talon:Take weirdness to others' house:
93Yxi kyytä kytkyäsän,One harnessed to transport,
94Yxi vuajan vasika,One ox-calf,
95Sarvet sontan sovitta,Horns fitted with dung,
96Hänte pitki permantota!Tail long as the floor!
97Tuo lyckyn minun taloin,Bring luck to my houses,
98Tuo outo toisein talon:Take weirdness to others' house:
99Tuo ämenä paras lähmä,Bring best milk-cow mother,
100Ruainale rauvetkon!Rye-fed stallion!
101Tuo lycky minun talon,Bring luck to my house,
102Tuo outo toisein taloin:Take the strange to others' houses:
103Tuo ämäne paras lam̄asBring the best mother-sheep,
104Karvohoise kuatovonShaggy-coated under moonlight,
105Paraisa villan aikanansa!The finest wool in its season!
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-026937 · Read at SKS ↗
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