Miestä siulle annetahe
In the SKVR edition: Korpiselkä. Härkönen I, n. 687. -03. Ägläjärvi. Oleksi Ruttonen, 64 v.
SKVR textEnglish
[Miestä siulle annetahe - Kyntäjä ja pedot.]
Naitin-virsi.
1Miestä siulle annetahe,A man is given to you,
2Lerikäistä loikatahe;A Lerikäinen is made to leap;
3Miehen mitta, miehen varsi,A man's measure, a man's arm,
4Vain ei ole miehen mieldä:But there is no man's mind:
5Miel' on viedy, mies jätetty,The mind is taken, the man left,
6Hivukset jätetty heilumahe.The locks left to sway.
7Suostutko, neido, sulhohes,Do you consent, maiden, to the groom,
8Eli sulhosi sobihi?Or is your groom suitable?
9Sulholl' on susen igenet,The groom has wolf's teeth,
10Karhunjuonet kainalossa.Bear's tendons under the arm.
11Job' on ohjakset ostettu,Already the reins are bought,
12Tervaskanto katshottu,A tar-stump is chosen,
13Joho neittä köytetähe.To which the maiden is tied.
14Suat perähalguo peräpuolihes,You get the hind parts to the rear,
15Kirvesvartta kinttuloille,An axe handle to the ankles,
16Kuin jouvuit juomarille,As you got to the drinker,
17Jouvuit juomarin regehe!You got into the drinker's sled!
18Sait hurjan hurstillesi,You got a wild steed for yourself,
19Viinaratin vierehesi,A wine-drinker beside you,
20Joka käybi kabakan,Who frequents the tavern,
21Joka polttaa tabakan,Who smokes tobacco,
22Joka lekkerin lerasoo!Who slobbers like a lecker!
23Sait ijäks itkemähän,You got to cry forever,
24Kuunpäiviks kujerdamahan;To wander on moon-days;
25Illat itket ikkunoissa,Evenings you cry at the windows,
26Aamut aitan rappusilla,Mornings on the storehouse steps,
27Keskipäivät kellarissa,Mid-days in the cellar,
28Puolipäivät porstuvessa,Half-days in the entryway,
29Viikkauvet veräjän suussa,Week-nights at the gate's mouth,
30Kuunkauvet kujan perässä.Moon-nights at the lane's end.
31Tuoll' on nägyy ison koti,There is seen a big home,
32Ison ikkunat vallottaapi,Big windows are lit up,
33Kujan katto kuumottaapi,The lane's roof is heated,
34Mamman sauna lämpijääbi.Mother's sauna is warming.
35Minä itkijen kotihi.I, crying, homeward.
36Veikoi piädy pordahien päih,Brother went to the porch,
37Mammanj piädy porstuvah:Mother went to the entryway:
38"Midä itket, tyttäreni?"Why do you cry, my daughter?
39Elä itke, tyttäreni!Don't cry, my daughter!
40Nosta kirstu kirstun piällä,Lift the chest's lid,
41Ota kullat kuulushemmat,Take the golden ornaments,
42Hobiat on helkkävemmät;The horses are more splendid;
43Osta musta orhi,Buy a black stallion,
44Joll' on lambi lautasilla,Which has a pond on its shoulders,
45Vesi seisoo sellän piällä!"Water stands on its back!"
46Vein varsani vavolle,I took my foal to the pasture,
47Mustan ruunan mullokselle,The black horse to the field,
48Kirjavaisen kiännökselle.The spotted one to the turning place.
49Tuli susia suuri karja,Came a large pack of wolves,
50Toine karja karhuloita,Another herd of bears,
51Syödih varsani vavolta,Ate my foal from the pasture,
52Musta ruuna mullokselta.The black horse from the field.
53Minä itkijen kodihi.I, crying, homeward.
54"Mitä itket, tyttäreni?""Why do you cry, my daughter?"
55"Syödih varsani vavolta,"Ate my foal from the pasture,
56Musta ruuna mullokselta,The black horse from the field,
57Kirjavaine kiännökseltä."The spotted one from the turning place."
58"Elä itke, tyttäreni!"Don't cry, my daughter!
59Nosta kirstu kirstun piällä,Lift the chest's lid,
60Ota kuilat kuulushemmat,Take the famous earrings,
61Hobiat on helkkävemmät!The horses are more splendid!
62Osta ruskie riisha;Buy a brown horse;
63Mäne kodihes,Go home,
64Lagase latjie, pyyhi pöydä,Fix the house, wipe the table,
65Nosta lapset lautshan piäh!"Lift the children onto the bench!"
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
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