Mutsonen mesolla itki
In the SKVR edition: Impilahti. Polén n. 195. -47.
SKVR textEnglish
Mutsonen mesolla itki.
1Mutsonen mesolla itki,Mutsonen wept at the honey-ground,
2Kajerteli kauvo tiellä,Lamented on Kauvo's road,
3Vesi tiellä vieretteli,Water rolled along the road,
4Tiellä sotkun souatteli,Stirred mire on the road,
5Joka kukkasen nenässä,On every flower's tip,
6Joka heinän helpe'essä.On every blade of grass.
7Pääty iso kuulemahan,Father came to listen,
8Kujerrusta kuulemahan,To hear the cooing,
9Vajerrusta vaatimahan:To demand the wailing:
10"Mitä itket, tyttäreni,"Why weep, my daughter,
11Kaierrat, koti kananen,Lament, dear home-bird,
12Nuorimaiseni, nuriset;My young one, you grumble;
13Appiko sinua pahotti?"Did your father-in-law harm you?"
14"Eip' on, eip' on, isoseni,"No, no, my father,
15Paremp' on appi minulla,My father-in-law is better,
16Kun on iso omassa koissa."Than my own father in his household."
17Mutsonen mesolla itki j.n.e.Mutsonen wept at the honey-ground, etc.
18Pääty äiti kuulemahan,Mother came to listen,
19Kujerrusta kuulemahan,To hear the cooing,
20Vajerrusta vaatimahan:To demand the wailing:
21"Mitä itket, tyttäreni,"Why weep, my daughter,
22Kaikerrat, koti kananen,Lament, dear home-bird,
23Nuorra saamani, nurisit;My young bride, you complain;
24Anoppiko sinun pahotti?"Did your mother-in-law harm you?"
25"Eip' on, eip' on, äitiseni,"No, no, my mother,
26Paremp' on anoppi minulla,My mother-in-law is better,
27Kun on äiti omassa koissa."Than my own mother in her household."
28Mutsonen j.n.e.Mutsonen wept, etc.
29Pääty veikko kuulemahan j.n.e.Brother came to listen, etc.
30"Mitä itket, siskoseni,"Why weep, my sister,
31Nuorimaiseni, nurajat;My young one, you murmur;
32Kytykö sinun pahotti?"Did your sister-in-law harm you?"
33"Eip', eip' on, veikkoseni,"No, no, my brother,
34Parempi kyty minulla,My sister-in-law is better,
35Kun veikko omassa koissa."Than my brother in his household."
36Mutsonen j.n.e.Mutsonen wept, etc.
37Pääty sisko kuulemahan j.n.e.Sister came to listen, etc.
38"Natoko sinun pahotti?""Did your brother's wife harm you?"
39"Eip' on, eip' on, siskoseni,"No, no, my sister,
40Paremp' on nato minulla,My brother's wife is better,
41Kun on sisko omassa koissa."Than my sister in her household."
42Mutsonen j.n.e.Mutsonen wept, etc.
43Pääty setä kuulemahan j.n.e.Uncle came to listen, etc.
44"Sulhoko sinun pahotti?""Did your husband harm you?"
45"Sep' on, sep' on, setäseni,"Yes, yes, my uncle,
46Niin minulla sulho koissa,Such a husband I have in my household,
47Kun on karhu kankahallaLike a bear on the heath,
48Suuren korven kainalossa!In the great forest's grip!
49Näkisinkö hirtettävän,If I saw him hanged,
50Niin mie nuoroa punosin;I'd twist the rope;
51Näkisinkö poltettavan,If I saw him burned,
52Niin mie tulta kiihottasin;I'd fan the flames;
53Näkisinkö leikattavan,If I saw him cut down,
54Niin mie miekkoa hijosin,I'd sharpen the sword,
55Tapparoita tahkoaisin."I'd grind the daggers."
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-031818 · Read at SKS ↗
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