Irogo neitoi, kaunis i neitoi

SKVR VII1 109 a·Suojärvi·1884·Collector: Krohn, Kaarle

In the SKVR edition: Suojärvi. Krohn n. 6003. -84. Hantshakkuniemi. Semoi Kuzmin, 35 v. Kuuli Hukkalassa.

Song types: Hiidestä kosinta, Iro-neito, Laivaretki

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[Iro-neito - Laivaretkeä - Hiitolasta-kosintaa.]

1Irogo neitoi, kaunis i neitoi,Oh Iro maiden, beautiful and maiden,

2Kaunis neitoi, kapo neitoiBeautiful maiden, humble maiden,

3Pyhitti pyhän hyvängö,Consecrated the holy good,

4Aian kaiken oikevutta,I prepare all righteousness,

5Ei, sano, syönyt rugi leipeä,She did not eat, it's said, rye bread,

6Upehilla kynnettäviä;Nor grain from pridefully plowed fields;

7Irogo (neitoi, kaunis neitoi),(Oh Iro maiden, beautiful maiden),

8Ei, sano, syönyt potsin lihoja,She did not eat, it's said, swine's flesh,

9Porsaksimen polkimiego;Nor a piglet's trampled portions;

10Irogo (neitoi, kaunis neitoi),(Oh Iro maiden, beautiful maiden),

11Ei, sano, syönyt lehmän maitoja,She did not drink, it's said, cow's milk,

12Häkkilöin hävättäviä;From beasts in broken pens;

13Irogo (neitoi, kaunis neitoi),(Oh Iro maiden, beautiful maiden),

14Ei, sano, syönyt kanan munia,She did not eat, it's said, hen's eggs,

15Kukiko riikun polkiemiego.Nor eggs from trampled nests;

16Irogo (neitoi, kaunis neitoi),(Oh Iro maiden, beautiful maiden),

17Tule, sano, Ironen mäjellä,Come, it's said, to Iro's hill,

18Tina-rinta on riivintöigö,Your tin-breast for cleansing,

19Sormus-sorm' on marjan poimintohon.Ring-finger for berry-gathering.

20Mäne, sano, Ironen marjalla;Go, it's said, to Iro's berry-ground;

21Ottigo marjan maassako,Take berries from the soil,

22Buolukkaisen kankahalla,On the blueberry moor,

23Panipa sen on huulilleni,Place them on my lips,

24Huulinenigo, kielelleni,On lip's rim, on my tongue,

25Valupa segö vatsaseego,Pour their essence into my belly,

26Vatsaseego vartaloon,From belly into body,

27(Valu, sano, segö vartaloogo),(Pour, it's said, essence through the body),

28Tuli, sano, Iro kohtuseksi.Iro became, it's said, a bride.

29Kylän i akat kyselläägö,Village women inquire,

30Neitiset on neuvotellaan,Maidens hold counsel,

31Nuoret i mutšot arvellaago,Young and maidens ponder,

32Tuligo Irolle huigiane;They came to Iro's feast;

33Neitiset on (neuvotellaan),Maidens (hold counsel),

34Mänigö netälii kuusi,Went six nights,

35Seitsemängö yli kaheksan i,Seven beyond eight,

36Tuli, sano, tuligo (Irolle huigiane),Came, it's said, to (Iro's feast),

37Pitää lähteä pappiloittomih paikoh,Must go to priestless places,

38Rahvahattomih kohtieko.To folkless pathways.

39Mäni, sano, j.n.e.Went, it's said, etc.

40On, sano, (meren),There is, it's said, (the sea's),

41Niemilöigö nimettömiegö,Nameless capes,

42(Mäni, sanon, meren rannalgo),(I went, I say, by sea's edge),

43On, sano, joven (l. joki) on rannalgo,There's, it's said, a river by shore,

44Saipoh häi kun yhteen kohtuun kolme poikoa,She bore three sons in one womb,

45Yhen vatsan vavinkoloilla,In one belly's quaking depths,

46Laati, sanoo, pojan.She formed, it's said, the boys.

47Hoi, sano, moammoni kantajanigo,Hark, my bearer mother,

48Ihalan on imettäjäni,My beloved nurturer,

49Valkian maion antajani.Giver of white milk.

50Mitä, sanoo, siulla i on pitäskö?What, she says, should you need?

51Miulla ei muuta mitään pitäskö,I need nothing else,

52Kuin olis leipeä vatsan täydeh,But bread to fill my belly,

53Toinen poika leipeä vatsan täyven.Another son with belly full.

54Hoi, sanoo, moammoni kantajoinigo,Hark, says the bearer mother,

55Pitäskö minulle pappi tuua?Should I fetch a priest?

56Missäpä pappi on on pitäägö?Where should priest be found?

57Panenhan mie itse nimetty,I myself will name them,

58Kuka on vanhin synnynnöillä,Who is eldest by birth,

59Se olgah Väinämyöni,Let him be Väinämyöni,

60Kuka on nuorin (synnynnöillä),Who is youngest (by birth),

61Se olkaan Jougamuoni,Let him be Jougamuoni,

62(Kuka on) keskimäinen (synnynnöillä),(Who is) the middle-born,

63Se olkaan seppo Ilmollinen.Let him be smith Ilmollinen.

64Hoi, sanoo, vell'et i veikkoset iHark, brothers and lads,

65Pitäs meiän venos laatie,We must build our boat,

66Päivä laulettih (l. lauloimme) kuin laian saimma,A day we sang as planks we got,

67Toinengo (laulettih kuin) toisen (laian saimma),The next day sang for more,

68Kolmas (laulettih kun) venehen asuimma,The third day as boat we shaped,

69Kuvattih kuldazet airotko,Adorned golden oars,

70Valettih vaskinen melago,Cast a copper paddle,

71Lähtiettiingö soutamah.Prepared to row away.

72Kuka on on nuorin (Jougamuoni),Who is the youngest (Jougamuoni),

73Se rodih ongo soutumiehiksi,He became the oarsman,

74Kuka on keskimäinen (Ilmollinen),Who is the middle (Ilmollinen),

75Se rodih keski venosella,He took the middle seat,

76Kuka on vanhin (synnynnöillä),Who is eldest (by birth),

77Se rodih on kui perän pitoogo.He became the stern's master.

78Lähtiettiingö soutamaango,They set out to row,

79Päivänen souvettih saloi myöten,The day they rowed through inlets,

80Toinen meren lahtiloi myöten,The next along sea-bays,

81Kolmas selvällä merellä,The third on open sea,

82(l. selvällä merellä venone);*(i.e., the boat on open sea)*;

83Tarttupa venone meren selällägö,The boat stuck on sea's back,

84(Katsotah) Mis se venone lienoo tarttunugo?(Look) What has the boat caught on?

85On, sano, venone tarttun hauvin selkäänkö;It's caught, they say, on pike's back;

86Iskigö haukea melallago,They struck the pike with paddle,

87Melani mullaksi mureni,The paddle shattered to dust,

88Kaheksaks on katkijeli;Split into eight pieces;

89Se, sano, rupei Väinämyöni itkemäägö,Then Väinämyöni wept, they say,

90Hoi, sano, velli veikkoni,Oh brothers, my kin,

91Lähteeki, sano, irti lähtee on,If we're to break free,

92(On sano) melan on tähenkö,(He says) the paddle's to the star,

93Katkoamma kuusessa melanko,Let's hew a spruce paddle,

94Kuvattih kuusessa melago.Fashioned a spruce paddle.

95Lähtiettiigö soutamah,Set out to row again,

96Souvettih selvällä merellä,Rowed on open sea,

97(Mäntih meren rannalla),(Went along sea's edge),

98Katsoo on, sano, mökkinen (meren rannallago),They spy, it's said, a hut (by shore),

99Mäntih sihgö mökkisehen,Went toward the hut,

100Ongo on tšoma neitšykkäne,There sat a fair maiden,

101Joko, sano, tulet i mutšoiksi?"So, he says, will you become a bride?"

102(Tuletko sie mutšoiksi)?"(Will you, you, become a bride?)"

103Siit, sanoo, tulen, siit olenko,"From there, she says, I come, from there I am,"

104Kui voinet tähen taivoses ampuogo,"How could you shoot an arrow into the sky,"

105(l. ampuo taivoses),*(alt.: shoot into the sky),*

106Ilman i vasemetta käettä,"Without a left hand,"

107Ilman i oikietta sormetta."Without a right finger."

108(Lähtipä segö) mänikö,"(Did that one depart?)"

109Väinämyöni ampumaago,"Väinämöinen shooting,"

110Kuka on vanhin (synnynnöillä),Who is eldest (by birth),

111Se on vanhin Väinämyöni,"The eldest is Väinämöinen,"

112Lähti segö ampumaago,"That one set out to shoot,"

113Ampuko tähen taivosessa,"Shot the arrow into the sky,"

114Ilmango (vasemettä käettä),"Without a left hand,"

115Ilmango (oikietta) sormetta,"Without a right finger,"

116Tule, sanoo, sih mökkiseegö,"Come, she says, to this cottage,"

117Hoi, sanoo, olet i hyvä neitšykkänegö,"Hoy, you are a fine maiden,"

118Jokos tulet mutšoiksigo?"Will you now become a bride?"

119Joko, sanoo, on tähen ammuitko?"Have you already shot the arrow?"

120Jo, sanoo, tähen on ammuingo,"Yes, I have shot the arrow,"

121Ilmango (vasemetta käettä,"Without a left hand,"

122Ilmango oikietta sormetta),"Without a right finger,"

123Joko tulet on mutšoiksi?"Now will you become a bride?"

124(Sie on oletko kuin, sano, tähtilöi ammutko),"(Are you, say, one who shoots stars?)"

125Hulluko siull' on tulkooko,"Is madness upon you, interpreter?"

126(Tähtilöi on jouvut ampumaako)"(You managed to shoot stars?)"

127En, sano, mie siul tuleego.)"No, I say, I won't come to you.)"

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.

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