Soini meni mettä
In the SKVR edition: Yläne. Sjöros 38. 90. Pikakirjoituksella m.p. Karjalassa. Välimerkit julkaistaessa lisätty.
SKVR textEnglish
1Soini meni mettäSoini went to the forest
2ja Killi kippas kansand Killi hurried along
3Killi istus kiven päälKilli sat on a stone
4ja Soini nouke marjoi.and Soini picked berries.
5Tuli koera vasta:A dog came to meet:
6hyvä koera, kaunis koera,Good dog, beautiful dog,
7pures tota Killi!Bite that Killi!
8Ei koera Killi purru,The dog did not bite Killi,
9ei Killi kottit tulluKilli's bags did not come
10ilma Soinin kantamat.without Soini's carrying.
11Soini meni mettä j.n.e.Soini went to the forest etc.
12ja Killi kippas kansand Killi hurried along
13Killi j.n.e.Killi etc.
14Tuli susi vasta:A wolf came to meet:
15Hyvä susi, kaunis susi,Good wolf, beautiful wolf,
16syäs toi koera!Eat that dog!
17Ei susi koera syäny,The wolf did not eat the dog,
18ei koera Killi purru,the dog did not bite Killi,
19ei Killi kottit tulluKilli's bags did not come
20ilma Soinin kantamat.without Soini's carrying.
21Soini meni mettä j.n.e.Soini went to the forest etc.
22Tuli tanko vasta:A pole came to meet:
23hyvä tanko, kaunis tankoGood pole, beautiful pole,
24lyäs tota sutt.Strike that wolf!
25Ei tanko sutta lyäny,The pole did not strike the wolf,
26ei susi koera syäny,the wolf did not eat the dog,
27ei koera Killi purru,the dog did not bite Killi,
28ei Killi kottit tulluKilli's bags did not come
29ilma Soinin kantamat.without Soini's carrying.
30Soini meni mettä j.n.e.Soini went to the forest etc.
31Tuli valkkia vasta:Fire came to meet:
32hyvä valkia, kaunis valkia,Good fire, beautiful fire,
33poltas toi tanko!Burn that pole!
34Ei valkia tankot polttanuThe fire did not burn the pole,
35ei j.n.e.etc.
36ilma Soinin kantamat.without Soini's carrying.
37Soini meni mettä j.n.e.Soini went to the forest etc.
38Tuli vesi vasta:Water came to meet:
39Hyvä vesi, kaunis vesi,Good water, beautiful water,
40sammutas toi valkia!Extinguish that fire!
41Ei vesi valkia sammuttanuThe water did not extinguish the fire,
42ei j.n.e.etc.
43ilma Soinin kantamat.without Soini's carrying.
44Soini meni mettä j.n.e.Soini went to the forest etc.
45Tuli härkä vasta:An ox came to meet:
46Hyvä härkä, kaunis härkä,Good ox, beautiful ox,
47ryyppäs toi vesi!Guzzle that water!
48Ei härkä vettä ryypäny, j.n.e.The ox did not gulp the water, etc.
49ilma Soinin kantamat'.without Soini's carrying.
50Soini meni j.n.e.Soini went etc.
51Tuli karhu vasta.A bear came to meet.
52Hyvä karhu, kaunis karhu,Good bear, beautiful bear,
53murskas toi härkä!Crush that ox!
54Ei karhu härkä murskanu j.n.e.The bear did not crush the ox, etc.
55ilma Soinin kantamat,without Soini's carrying,
56Soini meni mettä j.n.e.Soini went to the forest etc.
57ja Soini nouke marjoi.and Soini picked berries.
58Tuli keihäs vasta:A spear came to meet:
59Hyvä keihäs, kaunis keihäs,Good spear, beautiful spear,
60pistäs tota karhu!Stab that bear!
61Ei keihäs karhu j.n.e.The spear did not stab the bear, etc.
62ilma Soinin kantamat.without Soini's carrying.
63Soini meni mettä j.n.e.Soini went to the forest etc.
64ja Soini nouke marjoi.and Soini picked berries.
65Tuli seppä vasta:A blacksmith came to meet:
66Hyvä seppä, kaunis seppä,Good smith, beautiful smith,
67taos toi keihäs!Forge that spear!
68Ei seppä keihäst takon j.n.e.The smith did not forge the spear, etc.
69ilman Soinin kantamatt'.without Soini's carrying.
70Soini meni mettä j.n.e.Soini went to the forest etc.
71Tuli kualema vasta:Death came to meet:
72Hyvä kualema, kaunis kualemaGood Death, beautiful Death,
73tapas toi seppä!Kill that smith!
74Ja kualema rupes seppä tappamaAnd Death began to kill the smith,
75ja seppä keihäst takoma j.n.e.and the smith to forge the spear, etc.
76ja Killi kottit tulemaand Killi's bags came
77ilma Soinin kantamat.without Soini's carrying.
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-044390 · Read at SKS ↗
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