Otin verkot olalleni

SKVR VII2 984·Suojärvi·1884·Collector: Basilier, Hj.

In the SKVR edition: Suojärvi. Basilier n. 55. -24/3 84. Kuikkaniemi. Irinju Paavalintytär.

SKVR textEnglish

1Otin verkot olalleni,I took the nets upon my shoulder,

2Käännin käsivarrelleni,I wrapped them around my arm,

3Menin meren valkamahan;I went to the sea's bright expanse;

4Sainpa minä parahan kalan.I caught the finest fish indeed.

5Nousin mäell keittämähänI climbed the hill to cook,

6Isän pitkille pihoille,To father’s long courtyards,

7Veljen vestulastuloille.To brother’s western arrival grounds.

8Syötin neiot, kylän neiot,I fed the maidens, the village maidens,

9Syötin naiset naapurit;I fed the neighbor women;

10Liitin ruuat kasseliin,I gathered the food into the basket,

11Vein sulhoilleni etehe:I brought it before my suitors:

12Sulhoi syöbi, kiittelöö,The suitors eat, they praise,

13Kiitellen kävelöö.Praising, they stroll.

14Keitin hutun nišosen,I cooked the hutun-fish stew,

15Panin voita painimeks,I put butter as a topping,

16Rieskoa maitoa kastimeks.Sour milk as a dip.

17Keitin hutun rumenisen,I cooked the dark hutun stew!,

18Panin tervaa painimeks,I put tar as a topping,

19Vein on sulhoni etehe:I brought it before my suitor:

20Sulhoi syöbi, kiittelöö,The suitors eat, they praise,

21Kiitellen kävelöö.Praising, they stroll.

22Lämmitin kylyn metoisen,I heated the honeyed sauna,

23Kylvetin neiot, kylän neiot,I bathed the maidens, the village maidens,

24Kylvetin naiset naapurit.I bathed the neighbor women.

25Lämmitin kylyn äkäsen,I heated the fierce sauna,

26Vein on sulhoni kylyhyn;I led my suitor to the sauna;

27Hauoin vassan äkäseksI stoked the stove fiercely,

28Äkäsen kiven nenässä.At the fierce stone’s snout.

29"Kylve, kylve, kyllälles,"Bathe, bathe, till you’re full,

30Kyllälles, vallalles!Full, till you’re sated!

31Mustene ku mussaks potšiks,Blacken like sooty pots,

32Savussu ku savusiaks!"Smoky like smoked things!"

33Peäsin kolmesta pahasta:I escaped three evils:

34Hebosesta penitšästä,From the wretched horse,

35Sulhoista pahatabasta,From the vilest suitor,

36Venosesta vuotajasta.From the leaking boat.

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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