Mikäs tuolla kaukana näkkyy?
In the SKVR edition: Marttila. Hildén A. 16. 92. Palainen. Miina Mattila.
SKVR textEnglish
1Mikäs tuolla kaukana näkkyy?What is that seen yonder afar?
2Kylä tuolla kaukana näkkyy,A village is seen yonder afar,
3Mikäs'on tuol' kylän keskel'?What is there in the village's center?
4Joki on tuol' kylän keskel',A river is there in the village's center,
5Mikäs on tuol' joen keskel'?What is there in the river's center?
6Lähde on tuol' joen keskel',A spring is there in the river's center,
7Mikäs on tuol' lähteen keskel'?What is there in the spring's center?
8Silmä on tuol' lähteen keskel',An eye is there in the spring's center,
9Mikäs on tuol' lähteen silmäs?What is there in the spring's eye?
10Kivi on tuol' lähteen silmäs',A stone is there in the spring's eye,
11Mikäs kiven kikkirällä?What's on the stone's jagged edge?
12Kirves kiven kikkirällä,An axe on the stone's jagged edge,
13Mikäs' kirveen lavalla?What's on the axe's head?
14Lastu kirveen lavalla,A wood chip on the axe's head,
15Mikäs lastun lappehella.What's on the chip's flat side?
16Tammi suuri, tammi pieni,A great oak, a small oak,
17Tammi yhreksän kanttinen,An oak with nine branches,
18Mikäs tammen tarhasesa?What's in the oak's enclosure?
19Aitta tammen tarhasesa,A storehouse in the oak's enclosure,
20Mitäs' aitas' sisäl' on?What's inside the storehouse?
21Neljä nuorta neitsyy.Four young maidens.
22Yks' siel' kuttoo kultavyötä,One there weaves a golden belt,
23Toinen solkii solkimia,Another braids clasps,
24Kolmas polkii polkimia,The third treads pedals,
25Neljäs istuu ja itkee.The fourth sits and weeps.
26Västäräkki vääräsääriA wagtail, crooked-legged,
27Istuu aitan ikkunalla.Sits on the storehouse window.
28Mitäs itket neito nuori?Why weep, young maiden?
29Itken nuorta veljetän.I weep for my young brother.
30Kun vietiin nuorena sottaan,When he was taken young to war,
31Pienenä sotaväen päliköks,As a child, made leader of troops,
32Latnan laivan haltijaksi.As guardian of the tin boat.
33Västäräkki sano.The wagtail says:
34Mitäs' annat, minä sanelen?What will you give, I'll relay?
35Vakan vakan vanttui,A patterned vessel,
36Kimpun kirjavii sormikoi,A bundle of colorful rings,
37Annan miekan veljeni vyöltä.I'll give my brother's sword from his belt.
38Tuoltapa näkkyy tulevan,From there one is seen coming,
39Pää näkkyy päältä metsän,His head shows above the forest,
40Jalat alta aivottaisinLegs below in armor,
41Parta päivän palmikos'Beard like the sun's braid,
42Hiukset kullan suortavis'Hair in golden curls.
43Mitäs'hän tuo tullesas'What does he say when coming?
44Sisarellas siniutun,"Sister in blue attire,
45Joka viikko villan antaa!Who gives wool every week!
46Joka kuu karitan kantaa,Every month carries a basket,
47Muoril' lehmän lehkosarvenFor the old woman, the cow's curved horn,
48Kultakiulu sarven pääsä.A golden pail in the horn's tip.
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.
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-042150 · Read at SKS ↗
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