Tuon toi toven valehen

SKVR VII2 2978·Liperi·1895·Collector: Relander, O.

In the SKVR edition: Liperi. Relander O, n. 273. -95. Taipale. Kaisa Ratilainen.

Song types: Appi karhu kartanolla, anoppi susi tuvassa, Häätupa, Ken valehteli veljen tyhjin tulleen?, Morsianta on odotettu, Notkahuta nuoret niskat, Nouse korjasta koria, rehiäinen reen perästä, Sulho on suolta suojan saanut, Älä lapsia lakaise, nosta lapset laavitsalle

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Morsiimen tuonti virsi.

1Tuon toi toven valehen,[He] brought it to the threshold of truth's lie,

2Sulhon tyhjin tulleheksi,For the groom to arrive empty-handed,

3Oron jouten juosseheksi;For the stallion to run idly;

4Vaan ei sulho tyhjin tullut,But the groom did not come empty,

5Eikä oro juossu jouten,Nor did the stallion run idly,

6Vaan on tukku tuotavana,Instead, a bundle is brought,

7Veretyinen vietävänä,A blood-tied one to be led,

8Rehetyinen rein perässä.A grain-rich one following the shafts.

9Vaan rekipä vieri ja ratisi,The sledges tilted and rattled,

10Aisat koivuset kolisi.The birch shafts clattered.

11Morsian, sisäryeni,Bride, my sister-in-law,

12Astu ilman astumatta,Step without stepping,

13Ylene ylentämättä,Rise without being raised,

14Pole jalka jalakselle,Let no foot tread on another,

15Toinen poikkipuoliselle,The other crosswise.

16Kun on nuori nostajasi,For your young lifter,

17Ihana ylentäiäsi,Your wondrous raiser,

18Jo tiällä tämän netalinAlready here on this path,

19Sormuskättä sulkemahan,To close your ring-hand,

20Ammunut emännän lehmätHas milked the mistress’s cows,

21Morsianta juottamahan,To give the bride drink,

22Juottamahan, syöttämähän.To give drink, to feed.

23Aijan orret notkistellutSupple saplings have bent

24Morsiamen voattehille.For the bride’s garments.

25Astu apen pihoille,Step into the open yard,

26Anopin asettamille,To the mother-in-law’s arranged spots,

27Kyvyn kyllä polkemille.To the well-trodden paths.

28Astu hanhen askelilla,Walk with goose steps,

29Taputa tavin jaloilla.Tap with rhythmic feet.

30Notkahuta nuoret niskat,Bend your young neck,

31Kuin on tuores tuomen latvaLike a fresh rowan’s crown,

32Tahi kasvava kataja!Or a growing juniper!

33Anoppi susi kotona,The mother-in-law, a wolf at home,

34Appi karhu kartanolla,The father-in-law, a bear in the yard,

35Kyty kykkä kynnyksellä,A hag squats on the threshold,

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37Nosta lapsi laavitsalle,Lift the child to the hearth,

38Pese silmät, peä silitä,Wash the eyes, smooth the head,

39Anna leipää kättee,Give bread into [their] hands,

40Pane voita leivän peälle,Spread butter on the bread,

41Elä pole polvillasi,Do not linger on your knees,

42Säre seärivarsillasi,Nor strain your supporting arms,

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44Ovi seinä osmonluista,The door is of osmo’s bones,

45Peri seinä petranluista,The back wall of petra’s bones,

46Sivuseinä sirkanluista.The side wall of sirka’s bones.

47Onko sulho suojat suolta saanut,Has the groom gained protections from the swamp,

48Sammalet pahalta maalta?Moss from the cursed land?

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 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-033623 · Read at SKS ↗

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