Syöjätär veteen sylki

SKVR VII5 loitsut 4209·Pielisjärvi·1824·Collector: Sjögrén, A. J.

In the SKVR edition: Pielisjärvi. Sjögren n. 152. -24.

SKVR textEnglish

Navetla-matoa vastaan: (ruots.)

1Syöjätär veteen sylki,Syöjätär spat into the water,

2Lapelienti laineille.She skimmed over the waves.

3Tuota tuuli tutjuttaa,The wind drives that [spit],

4Veen hengi heiluttaa,The water’s breath sways it,

5Aalto rannallen ajaaThe wave drives it shoreward,

6Vaaheks kiveen väliin.As foam between the stones.

7Oli akka raivokerta,There was a raging hag,

8Jok' oli sotkulla olia,Who wallowed in the mire,

9Räiskyllä rääpäävä;Splashing and floundering;

10Kokosi vaahen konttiisak,She gathered the foam into her pouch,

11Kanto kontilla kotiin,Carried it home in the pouch,

12Pitkä kielellä pihaanWith a long tongue to the yard,

Etc. 2 säettä [ruots.]

13Tuostai synty synty,From that, birth was born,

14Tuostai suku sikisi.From that, the clan teemed.

15Luorissa lurailee,It lurks under the eaves,

16Alla parsien asujaA dweller beneath the rafters,

17Naisten vyöllisten lukia,A binder of women’s belts,

18Avainten arvelia.A keeper of keys.

19Tipahti tinanen neula,A tin needle dropped,

20Neula vaskinen valahtiA copper needle slipped,

21Kanattoman kartanolle.To an abandoned farmstead.

22Kiulun korvan kierteli!Twisted Kiulu’s ear!

23Luulitkos puuta purreesi?Did you think you bit wood?

24Etpä puuta purrunnaak,You did not bite wood,

25Pajujuurta pannunnaak,Nor set a willow root,

26Purit ihoo imeen raukan,You bit the wretch’s flesh,

27Karvaa emon kateen.To the edge of the mother’s fur!

28Etpä puuta purrunnak,You did not bite wood!,

29Pajunjuurta pannunnaak,Nor set a willow root,

30Purit ihoo imeen raukan,You bit the wretch’s flesh,

31Emon karvan kantahuo.Carrying the mother’s fur.

32Sula voi sulattahissa,Melted butter in melting,

33Rasva räävyteltähissä,Fat in churning,

34Sulempi sinä sitääk.You’re better at melting it.

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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