Miehin mänty on mätälle
In the SKVR edition: Juva. Gottlund n. 401. --12/2 1816. Kiiskilänniemi. Paavo Kiiskinen l. Köppö.
SKVR textEnglish
Karrhun jälet.
1Miehin mänty on mätälleThe men's pine has gone to the hill
2Kuuna paista kusen oxat,The moon shines on the spruce's branches
3Hopiana hongan oxat,The pine's branches gleam silver
4Päiven̄e pätejän kälkä.The sun beats on the chieftain's path
5Mine hihen hilljalle,Go to the soft refuge
6Verkasille vetelle,To the net's watery place
7Suxein on mato matuna,On skis, the worm is bait
8Koiran villan kuontalon̄a,Like a dog's tangled fleece
9Ohtosen päsen ovelle.The bear's head at the doorstep
10Mähte hajsupi havulle,The scent drifts to the aspen
11Kataioille katkuavi.It perfumes the junipers
12Emine olen sinua pan̄ut,I, the hare-mother, have bound you
13Eike toinen kumpalini,Nor any other of my kin
14Itse hairaiti havoilta,I myself strayed from the aspens
15Itse vieret vembeleltä,I rolled from the sapling
16Kuavut koivun konkeloita,Birch's twisted limbs
17Läpen längolta liveistyt,Split from the wooden beam
18Puhki kultaisen kupuis,Through golden bark pierced
19Halki mariaisen mahais.Through an ant's belly split
20Villa sus, vill on piäs,Wolf-wool, wool your head
21Vill on visi ham̄astas;Five wool-teeth you bear
22Kätkä kyn̄et karvhois,Hide claws in your fur
23Hambat ikeniihis!Bury teeth in gums!
24Lyöpä lukko luihen piäle,Strike a lock on the skull
25Hajta ham̄asten ete,Scatter before the teeth
26Leukoin leviemettä,Jaws' widening space
27Hampoin hajovamatak;Teeth never parting way
28Pane sulku suun ete,Set a seal before the mouth
29Kapu kielen kantimen,A trap for the tongue's root
30Pane lukko luihen piäle,Place a lock on the skull
31Haita ham̄aisten eteen!Block the teeth's advance
32Tuol on ohto tuvitettyThere the bear is stationed
33Kuusen latvan kukan alla,Under the spruce's crown
34Pienen päteiän alla,Beneath a small head
35Rautaisen rahin nänälle.On the iron chest's tip
36Mätten Hippa, halliparta,Old Hippa, gray-bearded
37Mäten kultanen kuningas,Forest's golden king
38Mätin käm̄e kiäretyinen,Clumsy wrapped-paw one
39Nyt on luihen luske,Now the skull shatters
40Päihen paukeh,The head explodes
41Kova hampan kolina.Hard teeth clatter
42Kum̄a läxin mies metälle,When I sent the man forestward
43Ohtoni ottamani,My captured bear
44Karrhua kuataman,To drag the carcass
45Käihälle kälvollisälla,With a crooked staff
46Pyssylla luonolisella.With nature's own gun
47Eikö tähän pyssyt pysty,Can guns not conquer here
48Eikö luoti loukasta tie,Bullets carve no path
49Eikö käjhe räike repesä.Iron traps won't tear
50Mine on mies meten käviä,The man walked honey's path
51Messen hien hihtenia,On honey's fine skis
52Maria on meten emente,Maria guards the honey
53Piata meten minia.Shields the honey's daughter
54Mielu mässä, nuoru notku!Let desire feast, youth sway
55Mix et sine minun mielu,Why aren't you my desire
56Kuin et miehin muihinkan?As for other men?
57Onko heile siliem̄at silmikarvatDo they have smoother lashes
58Kuliam̄at kulma karvat?More golden brow-hairs?
59Mielu mässä, nuoru notku,Desire feasts, youth sways
60Minun pyytö päivinä!In my days of asking!
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
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Permanent address of this poem at SKS: http://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:sks-kvr-027350 · Read at SKS ↗
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