Toizin, toizin, neido rukka

SKVR VII2 3135·Sortavala·1877·Collector: Borenius, A. A.

In the SKVR edition: Sort. Bor. III, n. 215. -1/11 77. Heinäjoki. Ondrei Vanninen, 71 v.

SKVR textEnglish

Morziimen virsi.

1Toizin, toizin, neido rukka,Another's, another's, poor maiden,

2toizin toizessa talossa,In another's household,

3toizin ukset ulvazoobi,Another's doors howl,

4toizin vieröö veräjät,Another's gates stand askew,

5toizin leibä paistetaane.Another's bread is baked.

6Nouze puuda kattsomaane,Rise, wood! To observe,

7odavasta oppimaane:To learn from waiting:

8konza sarvet suoraa suveene,When horns point southward,

9pursto perin pohjazee,The sail turns fully northward,

10silloin nuoren nouzuaiga,Then the youth's time to rise,

11vanhoeⁿ lebuuaiga.The elder's time to rest.

12Ota piidä pikkaraińe,Take a tiny splinter,

13tagloa pieńi muruńe,Conjure a small crumb,

14iske tulda tuigahuta;Strike fire to kindle;

15käy vaa kujaa kyyryllääne,Walk the path stooped,

16läävä längämäizillääne,To the barn's chilly side,

17katso kyttä kytkyystä,Check the tethered watchdog,

18vazikaine voajan peästä;The calf from the wolf's jaws;

19katso karkko karzinasta,Inspect the fence's posts,

20emä lammas lattiilda;The ewe on the floor;

21luo silmät sikoine peälle,Cast eyes on the pigs,

22anna heiniä hevolle.Give hay to the horse.

23Tule kolmena tubaane,Enter the room thrice,

24tuo voa luuda, tuo voa lunda,Bring butter from snowdrifts, bring snow,

25tulitikku hambahissa.A match between teeth.

26Muista lattiis lajesta;Remember the floor's order;

27elä lapsia lakaⁱźe,Do not sweep the children,

28nosta lapset lautsalle,Lift the children to the bench,

29anna puikkozet kädeene;Give sticks to their hands;

30kuin ei puikkozia kädeene,If no sticks in hands,

31anna leibeä kädeene,Give bread to hands,

32pane voida leivän peälle.Spread butter on the bread.

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.

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