Kiputyttö pikkarainen
In the SKVR edition: Kontiolahti. Rytkönen, A. n. 651. -95. Kontiolahti. Reijonen, 65 v.
SKVR textEnglish
1Kiputyttö pikkarainenLittle Pain-maiden
2Kipuja kokkoiloo,Gathers pains,
3Vaivoja vähhäilööCollects troubles sparingly,
4Kultasee kuppisee,Into a golden cup,
5Vaskisee vakkasee,Into a copper vessel,
6Tammisee tynnörii,Into an oaken barrel,
7Vaskivanteen sissää.Inside the copper-hooped [barrel].
8Kieri kivut kertoos',Rolled pains into a bundle,
9Vaivat vaskirintaas,Sufferings into the copper-chested [vessel],
10Tule työs' tuntemaa,Come, be known through your work,
11Pahas' parantammaa!To heal the evil!
12Voija alta, voija piältä,Anoint below, anoint above,
13Kerta keskiihii sipase,Sweep once into the center,
14Alta ahterettomaks,From below, make rudderless,
15Piältä tuntumattomaks,From above, make imperceptible,
16Jottei mahtusi märilleSo your power won't reach dampness,
17Minun silimän nähtyy,Be seen by my eye,
18Käsin piälle käytyy,Nor touched by hands,
19Päin puheltuu,Nor spoken toward,
20Sylen hengen huokailtuu,Nor sighed into the lap's breath.
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.
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-037537 · Read at SKS ↗
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