Marjatta, koria neiti

SKVR VII1 735·Korpiselkä·1846·Collector: Ahlqvist, A. E.

In the SKVR edition: Korpiselkä. Ahlqvist B, n. 87. -46.

Song types: Marketan runo, Miehentappajaneito

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1Marjatta, koria neitiMarjatta, the precious maiden

2piti viiet vitjat poikki,kept five ribbons broken,

3kuuet renkahat kuluksisix rings worn out,

4kasvaissa ison kotona.growing in a grand household.

5Hannus, suora SaksalainenHannus, the upright German,

6tuo oil Oulusta tulevahe came from Oulu,

7maksamasta maan vetoa,to pay the land’s tax,

8sulkomasta suon vetoa;to settle the swamp’s due;

9rupesi talohon yöksihe lodged in the house overnight,

10tuohon Marjatan kotihin;to Marjatta’s home;

11kysyvi talossa siitä:he asked in the house:

12"Missäs Marjatta makovi?""Where does Marjatta lie?"

13"Tuolla Marjatta makovi"There Marjatta lies,

14yheksän lukon takoa,behind nine forged locks,

15lukko puolikymmenettä,a half-dozen locks,

16alla vii'en villavaipan,under five woolen covers,

17päällä kaatterin kaheksan."beneath eight thick blankets."

18Hannus, suora SaksalainenHannus, the upright German,

19tekipä tuolta tiineheksimade her pregnant there,

20Marjatan, korian neien.Marjatta, the precious maiden.

21Tuosta tyytyi, tuosta täytyi,From that she swelled, from that she filled,

22tuosta paksuksi panihen.from that she grew heavy.

23Elli oil hyvä emäntäElli, the good mistress,

24aina Marjatalle sanovi:always said to Marjatta:

25"Mikäs on meiän Marjatalla,"What ails our Marjatta,

26aina saunassa asuvi,always dwelling in the sauna,

27aina vyöttä völlehtivi?"always lounging beltless?"

28Marjatta varmon vastaeli:Marjatta firmly answered:

29"Söin äiän kutukaloja,"I ate many spawning fish,

30sären lientä paljon särvin;drank much whitefish broth;

31tuosta tyydyin, tuosta täyyin."from that I was sated, from that I grew full."

32Marjatta, koria neitiMarjatta, the precious maiden

33teki pojan porstuehen,bore a son on the porch,

34lapsen lampo karsinahan,placed the child in a crib,

35sikiön sikojen luokse.the babe near the pigs.

36Tuli tuosta väli käräjät,Then came a court dispute,

37jutut suuret jukkeleksi;the great matter became chaos;

38vanno nuoret, vanno vanhat,the young swore, the old swore,

39vanno nainehet urohot,married men swore,

40vanno miehet naimattomat,unmarried men swore,

41vanno keskikertahiset;middle-aged swore;

42Hannus, suora SaksalainenHannus, the upright German,

43se vanno valan kovimman,swore the strongest oath,

44kuka tiesi saanehensa.denying he fathered the child.

45Minnes poika pantanevi,Where shall the boy be placed,

46kun ei löytynnä iseä?*since no father is found*?

47Poika pannahan vetehen.The boy is put in water.

48Ei ole siellä tiloa:There is no place for him:

49nuoret nuotalla vetävi,youths drag him with nets,

50kiveksillä kiinittävi.anchor him with stones.

51Minne poika pantanevi?Where shall the boy be placed?

52Poika maahan pantaneviThe boy is put in the earth,

53marja mättähän sivulle,by a berry-laden mound,

54lahon kannon kainalohon.in the hollow of a rotten stump.

55Ei ole sielläkä sioa;Nor is that place fitting;

56lapset marjan poimenevi.children pick berries there.

57Sano Hannus Saksalainen:Said Hannus the German:

58"On vielä pihalla puita"There are still logs in the yard,

59kolmet kymmentä rekeäthirty sledges’ worth,

60yhen pojan polttimiksi.to burn one boy.

61Poika pannahan tulehen.The boy is put in fire.

62Ei ole sielläkä sioa.Nor is that place fitting.

63Loipa tuolla Jeesus kielen,Then Jesus spoke there,

64Jeesus kielen, Maarii mielen;Jesus spoke, Mary interceded;

65sanovi siitä poika:the boy declared:

66"Poika olen Hannuksen halia,"I am Hannus’s son,

67olen saama Saksalaisen."begotten by the German."

68Hannus, suora SaksalainenHannus, the upright German,

69pois on päiviltä otettu,was taken from daylight,

70pois on päältä päätettynä,condemned to perish,

71Hannuksen halia hattuHannus’s son’s hat

72pojan päähän päätettynä;was placed on the boy’s head;

73poika Hannuksen halian,the boy, Hannus’s son,

74täm' on saama Saksalaisen,this one begotten by the German,

75isä on ilmoilta ka'onnut,the father vanished from the world,

76pois on päiviltä otettu.taken from daylight.

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.

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Text: SKVR (Suomen Kansan Vanhat Runot), the digital edition of the Finnish Literature Society (SKS), licensed under CC BY 4.0.

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