Viikon vuotin veikkojani

SKVR VII2 1016·Suojärvi·1845·Collector: Europaeus, D. E. D.

In the SKVR edition: Suojärvi. Eur. H, n. 30. -45.

Song type: Oljamissa käynti

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1Viikon vuotin veikkojani,I waited a week for my brothers,

2Viikon vuotin, kauan katsoinI waited a week, long I gazed,

3Viereväksi veikon korjan,For the brother's horse to draw near,

4Juoksevaksi ison orosen;For the great steed to run forth;

5Eipä vierryt veikon korja,But the brother's horse neared not,

6Juosnut ei ison oronen.Nor ran the mighty stallion.

7Läksin kurja kutsuitta,I left, wretched, uninvited,

8Tytär orpo ottajitta,An orphan girl with no suitor,

9Panin varsan valjahisin,Harnessed the foal myself,

10Puikkohon punaisen ruunan.Hitched the red horse to the shafts.

11Ajoin matkoa vähäisen,I drove a short way,

12Piirrättelin pikkuruisenWandered a tiny distance,

13Saksan salmilla syvillä,By Saksa's deep straits,

14Lieksajärven liepehillä.On Lieksa Lake's broad shores.

15Veikon lapset ikkunassaBrother's children at the window

16Sano toinen toisellehen:Said one to the other:

17"Jo tuolta täti tulevi"Now from there comes Auntie

18Saksan salmilta syviltä,From Saksa's deep straits,

19Lieksajärven liepehiltä."From Lieksa Lake's wide shores."

20Ajoin veikkoni pihalle,I drove to my brother's yard,

21Viikon vuotin veikkojani.I waited a week for my brothers.

22Viikon vuotin, kauan katsoinI waited a week, long I gazed,

23Rinnuksia riisumahan,For help to remove the harness,

24Ottamahan ohjaksia,To take the reins,

25Aisoja alentamahan;To lower the carriage shafts;

26Eipä veikko tullutkana.But no brother came to help.

27Itse riisuin rinnukseni,Myself I removed the harness,

28Itse aisani alensin,Myself lowered the shafts,

29Itse otin ohjakseni.Myself took the reins.

30Jopa tungeme tupahan,Then we shoved into the house,

31Ajame katoksen alle.Under the roof we went.

32Annoin kättä hiilokselle:I reached hand to the hearth:

33Vilut hiilet hiiloksessa;Cold coals in the hearth;

34Annoin kättä kiukovalle:Reached to the stove:

35Kivet kylmät kiukovassa.Stones cold in the stove.

36Veikk' istu ison sialla,Brother sat in the high seat,

37Veikon vaimo emon sialla,His wife in the mistress's place,

38Eipä tuttu tulleheni,Unfamiliar with my arrival,

39Eipä tuttu eikä tietty.Neither known nor acknowledged.

40Virkko veikko vaimolleh:Brother said to his wife:

41"Tuopas syöä vierahalle!""Bring food for the guest!"

42Tuo verinen veikon vaimoThat cruel brother's wife

43Kanto kaalia ko'asta,Brought cabbage from the cupboard –

44Tuost oli hiiri hiivan syönyt,Where mice had gnawed the yeast,

45Rakki rasvat lakkinunna,Dogs had licked the fats,

46Mutsi murkinan pitänyt.Mold kept the crumbs.

47Virkko veikko vaimolleh:Brother said to his wife:

48"Tuopas juoa vierahalle!""Bring drink for the guest!"

49Tuo verinen veikon vaimoThat cruel brother's wife

50Toipa tuopilla olutta,Brought a tankard of beer –

51Kanto kaksikorvasella:Carried in a two-handled jug:

52Hiiva alla, vaahti päällä,Dregs below, foam atop,

53Kyitä keskellä olutta.Sediment mid the ale.

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.

Permanent address of this poem at SKS: http://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:sks-kvr-031586 · Read at SKS ↗

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