Ańnukka neido, Aino neido
In the SKVR edition: Suoj. Hannikainen L, n. 20. -15. Kodajärvi. Okuliina Närhi. Synt. v. 1834 Leppäniemen kylässä. Laulajan käyttämä sävel muistoonmerkitty.
SKVR textEnglish
Ańnukka neido.
1Ańnukka neido, Aino neidoAnnukka the maiden, Aino the maiden
2Lähtööbä vastan katkondah.She goes toward the clearing.
3Katkoiba vastan moamol'leenbo,She cut [plants] for her own land,
4Toisenba katkoi toatol'leenbo,The second she cut for her house,
5Rubeiba kolmatta itšelleenbo.She began the third for herself.
6Kirkoiba odmani ojasta,She gathered flax from the ditch,
7Kirkoiba kadmani kasegsesta...She gathered hemp from the birch grove...
8Kirboi risti rinnoistaanbo,She embroidered a cross on her chest,
9Goarostańi kaglastaanbo,Adorned her neck,
10Voittonaazet korvistaanbo.Earrings from her ears.
11Punoi lankoi vyön agjozise'.She spun threads for the belt's edge.
12Ańnukka neido, Aino neido,Annukka the maiden, Aino the maiden,
13Voittazis vorveloittaa,With earrings she adorned herself,
14Groarostazis goagistunun,Adorned her neck,
15Punoi lankoi puneldunun.She spun reddened threads.
16Lähtööbä Aino kotonaanbo,Aino left her home,
17Katšoiba Aino neitšyt järvell',Virgin Aino gazed on the lake,
18Kenenbä tuo on venońi soudoa?Whose boat is rowing there?
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[Jatko Lunastettavan neidon runoa.]
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.
Permanent address of this poem at SKS: http://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:sks-kvr-030709 · Read at SKS ↗
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