Kesät kengitin hevoista
In the SKVR edition: Suistamo. Eur. G, n. 428. -46.
SKVR textEnglish
1Kesät kengitin hevoista,In summers I shod the horses,
2Talvet talli oritta,In winters stabled the stallion,
3Vesi selvä sel'än päällä,Clear water upon the back,
4Lähe länkien tilalla.Near the fallow fields' stead,
5Ajoin Koskelle kosih,I drove to Koski's rapids,
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7Pääty eukkonen pihalle.The old woman came to the yard,
8"Onko neito myötävix,"Is the maiden to be taken,
9Kana kaupoiteltavix!"The hen to be bargained for!"
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11"Neion kauppa kartanolla,"The maiden's trade is at the manor,
12Valkon kauppa va'olla,The white [horse] traded for a stallion,
13Kirjavaisen käännöxellä,The spotted one with a turn [of terms],
14Ruunan mustan mulloxella."The black gelding with soil."
15Tuiskahime tupah,We rushed into the house,
16Kysyin tullessa tupahan:I asked upon entering the house:
17"Onko neittä myötäväx,"Is the maiden to be taken,
18Kana kaupoiteltavax?"The hen to be bargained for?"
19"Kyll on neito myötäväx,"Yes, the maiden is to be taken,
20Kana kaupoiteltavax."The hen is to be bargained for."
21"Tuokaa neitoa tupah!""Bring the maiden into the house!"
22Tuotih neito tupahThe maiden was brought in,
23Kälyxien kainalossa,Under sisters-in-law's arms,
24Sisäreksien sivussa:Beside the sisters:
25Paita oli päällä päistärinen,A shirt with hems she wore,
26Korvia ei konsanana.*Her ears unadorned*.
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28"Viekää kylyn karsinahan,"Take her to the bathhouse bench,
29Anna sini siellä olla,Let her stay there,
30Kuni seinät sienettyvi,Until walls grow mold,
31Laki päälle lankiavi!The roof gathers soot!
32Menkää sitte katsomahThen go to check
335, 6 viikon päästäAfter a week
34Sekä 7 netelin!"And the nettles!"
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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-030961 · Read at SKS ↗
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