Luoja maaha hauattih
In the SKVR edition: Korpiselkä. Eur. G, n. 352. -46.
SKVR textEnglish
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2Luoja maaha hauattih,The Creator was buried in the earth,
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4Kivet päälle kilvattihin,Stones were scattered atop,
5Kalliotki kalvattihin,Cliffs too were worn down,
6Murrot päälle murrettih.Breaks were broken over [the grave].
7Päivyt armas aurinkoinenBeloved sun, radiant one,
8Lenti päätönnä kanana,Flew headless as a hen,
9Siivetönnä siuvotteliWingless it glided,
10Luojan hauan partahalle.To the Creator's grave's edge.
11Jumalainen armollinen,The divine merciful one,
12Mies totinen, toimellinen,The truthful, resolute man,
13Painuihen pakisemah,Bent down to speak,
14Saatihin sanelemah,Was compelled to proclaim,
15Noin virkki, sanan pakisi:Thus he spoke, uttered words:
16"Päivyt armas aurinkoinen,"Beloved sun, radiant one,
17Mitä sinä tänne tulit?"Why have you come here?"
18"Tulin luoxes kuolemah,"I came to die with you,
19Kanssasi katoamah."To vanish alongside you."
20Jumalainen armollinen,The divine merciful one,
21Mies totinen, toimellinen,The truthful, resolute man,
22Noin virkki, sanan pakisi:Thus spoke, uttered words:
23"Mene maille muinosille,"Go to ancient lands,
24Entisill elotiloille,To former dwelling-places,
25Paista päivä palavasti,Shine the day fiercely,
26Toinen himmesti hiota,Let another glow dimly,
27Paahuta parvi pakanan,Scorch the heathen swarm,
28Hiilluttele hiien väki,Singe Hiisi's folk,
29Nuoret miekkojen nojahan,Let youths rest on swords,
30Vanhat keihäsvarsillensa,Old men on spear-shafts,
31Nousis Luoja kuolemasta,So Creator may rise from death,
32Katomasta valta kaikkiFrom perishing, all power
339 sylen syvästä,From the deep bosom,
34Syltä 1/2 10;From the abyss
35Kivet päältä kilvattaisi,Stones would be scattered off,
36Kalliotki kalvattaisi,Cliffs too worn away,
37Murrot päältä murrettaisi."Breaks broken from atop."
38Päivyt armas aurinkoinenBeloved sun, radiant one,
39Meni maille muinosille,Went to ancient lands,
40Entisill elotiloille,To former dwelling-places,
41Paisto päivän palavasti,Shone the day fiercely,
42Toisen himmesti hiotti,Made another gleam dimly,
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44Murrot päältä murrotteli.Broke breaks from atop.
45Puistihen, pömistelihenShook itself, stumbled,
46Luojan hauan partahalla.At the Creator's grave-edge.
47Astu Jordanan jo'elle,Stepped to Jordan's river,
48Pyhän virran pyörtehille,To the holy stream's whirlpools,
49Jesuxen pesovesille,To Jesus' washing-waters,
50Jumalaisen kyynelille.To divine tears.
51Pesihen, puhastelihen,Washed, purified itself,
52Kumartelih kuusianne,Bowed six times,
53Kuusianne, viisiänne,Six times, five times,
547:nne maah saaten.Sent them to earth.
55Astu soita, astu maita,Traversed swamps, traversed lands,
56Hiitten hiilikankahia,Hiisi's charcoal moors,
57Jumalten sysimäkiä.Gods' soot-hills.
58Kuulu seppola takovan,Heard smiths forging,
59Hiitten seppo hilkuttavanHiisi's smiths hammering
60Pajoissa ovittomissa,In doorless forges,
61Ilman ikkunattomissa.Windowless chambers.
62Jumalainen armollinen,The divine merciful one,
63Mies totinen, toimellinen,The truthful, resolute man,
64Pyörähtelih katsomah,Turned to look,
65Mitä seppola takovi,What smiths were forging,
66Hiitten seppo hilkuttaviHiisi's smiths hammering
67Pajoissa ovittomassa,In doorless forges,
68Ilman ikkunattomissa.Windowless chambers.
69Jumalainen armollinen,The divine merciful one,
70Mies totinen, toimellinen,The truthful, resolute man,
71Painuihen pakisemah,Bent down to speak,
72Saatih sanelemah:Was made to proclaim:
73"Mitä, sepposet, ta'otte,"What, little smiths, do you forge,
74Hiitten sepät, hilkutatteHiisi's smiths, hammering
75Pajoissa ovittomassa,In doorless forges,
76Ilman ikkunattomissa."Windowless chambers?"
77Virkki vanhin juuttahista:Spoke the eldest of them:
78"Luojan kahlista ta'omma.""We forge the Creator's chains."
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80Luoja varsin vastoavi:The Creator directly answered:
81"Se lukku lienetkänä,"That lock shall be
82Kuin lukkuat ilman lukutta;As locked without a key;
83Se salpa lienetkänä,That bar shall be
84Kuin salpaut ilman sanoitta,As barred without words,
85Jost et pääse kuuna päänä,*From which you'll not escape by moon's head*,
86Siksi ilmoiksi ikeä,As a yoke to the skies,
87Kuni kuuta, kuni päivää,As long as moon, as day,
88Kuni tähtiä taivahalla."As stars in heaven endure.""
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-031654 · Read at SKS ↗
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