Aivoin nousi aiokainen
In the SKVR edition: Suistamo. Sirelius n. 120. -47.
SKVR textEnglish
Lapsen suama virsi.
1Aivoin nousi aiokainen,Early in the morning, the intender arose,
2Pesi, puhasteli, kumarteli,Washed, cleaned, bowed repeatedly,
3Pyhki pienen pertisehen,Wiped the small cottage,
4Lakaseli lattiansaSwept her floor
5Tinasilla lehtisillä,With tin-leafed brooms,
6Vaskisilla varpasilla.With copper twigs.
7Kunne toppat vietännevät?Where are the bundles being taken!?
8Ulos ulos uksen kautta,Out, out through the door,
9Pellolle sakaran kautta.To the field through the branch-gate.
10Minne ku.nne vietännevi?Where then are they taken?
11Vesatolle vehnä mualle,To the sapling’s wheat land,
12Kasatulle kakran mualle,To the heaped buckwheat land,
13Tuorehella touko mualle.To the fresh spring-crop land.
14Maria mäellä huusi:Maria! On the hill shouted:
15"Tule, tyttö, poimimahan,"Come, girl, to pick,
16Pää väski, valitsemahan,Head weary, to choose,
17Tiua rinta, riipimähän!"Firm breast, to pluck!"
18Ottin marjan mielillensä,Took a berry in her mind,
19Toisen marjan kielellensä,Another on her tongue,
20Kolmannen kerustimilla.Third with her spindle.
21Tuosta tyyvyn, tuosta täyyn,From that satisfied, from that full,
22Navan kohta korkiaksi,Belly soon swollen high,
23Paksuksi panihemme,Thick we made her,
24Lihavaksi liitelimme.Plump we adorned her.
25Alon astua kotihin.Began to step homeward.
26"Voipa, äiti, kantajaini,"Oh mother, my bearer,
27Anna suojua tiloaGrant me sheltered space,
28Piian piilo huoneheksi,A maid’s hidden chamber,
29Vaimon vankihuoneheksi!"A wife’s prison cell!"
30"Voi sinua, hiien huora,"Oh you Hiisi’s whore,
31Outkos piltien pitämäAre you kept by youths,
32Eli nainehen urosenOr a married man,
33Eli miehen naimattoman?"Or an unwed man?"
34"Emp ole miehen naimattoman"I’m no unwed man’s,
35Enk ole nainesen urosenNor a married man’s,
36Enk ou piltien pitämä.Nor kept by youths.
37Marja mäellä huuti;Marja on the hill shouted;
38Kuin ottin marjan mielläni ,"As I took a berry in my mind,
39Toisen maria kellelleni,Another on my tongue,
40Kolmannen kerustimille,Third on my spindle,
41Tuosta tyyvyn, tuosta täyvyn,From that satisfied, from that full,
42Paksuksi panihimme,Thick we made her,
43Lihavaksi liitelimme."Plump we adorned her."
44Voja hiialla veräjät,Curse Hiisi’s gates,
45Kaljalla kamajan päälys,Bald the hut’s roof,
46Alla jalkoin lattia lahohen,Underfoot a rotten floor,
47Päällä laki laukiovi,Above a loose door,
48Päästä pienoista pihalleRelease the little one to the yard,
49Otsaseinä ottamatta,Without taking the front wall,
50Kamajan ottamatta,Without taking the hut,
51Siu-seinä siirtämättä,Without moving the side wall,
52Kamajan kohottamatta!Without lifting the hut!
53Neity Maria emonen,Virgin Mary, mother,
54Tule tänne, tarvitahan,Come here, needed,
55Suastenne, välemmin jouu!Your mouth! Less haste!
56Tuokohon Jumalan tunti,Let God’s hour come,
57Herran armo astukohonLet the Lord’s mercy step in,
58Avukseini, armokseini,As my help, as my mercy,
59Käsikseini kääntyköhönTurn into my hands,
60Jesuksen sopiat sormet,Jesus’s fitting fingers,
61Marian käpiät käet!Mary’s gnarled hands!
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.
Permanent address of this poem at SKS: http://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:sks-kvr-038462 · Read at SKS ↗
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