Trallan, lallan, Lassin Maijaa

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SKVR textEnglish

Kemin malka.

1Trallan, lallan, Lassin Maijaa,Trallan, lallan, Lassi's Maija,

2Tuomarin Kerttua, Kentän Kaijaa,Tuomari's Kerttu, Kenttä's Kaija,

3Alatalon Appua, Annastiinaa,Alatalo's Aapo, Annastiina,

4Kierin Pirkkoa, Priitastiinaa,Twisted Pirkko, Priitastiina,

5Hotti-Pekkaa ja konttipää-Kaijaa.Hooded Pekka and stump-headed Kaija.

6Hokka hyppäs, varsa kilosteli,The horse jumped, the foal pranced,

7Mie veräjällä, harakka aijala.I at the gate, the magpie pecked.

8Ja yhtä aikaa Kemhiin menimä.And at the same time to Kemi I went.

9Menimpa Kemin kirhoon, istun lauvan korvhaanI went! To Kemi's church, I sit at the bench's edge,

10Ja alan veisaamhaan Jumalan korkeuesta.And begin to sing of God's highness.

11Mulla tuli veri oikeasta silmästäBlood came from my right eye,

12Ja vesi vasemasta silmästä.And water from my left eye.

13Mulla oli uutta kaarlaa hame pääläI had a new checkered skirt on,

14Ja safiaanihanskat käessä,And saffian gloves in hand,

15Kapan vetävä nuuskutuusi,A snuff-pouch of Kapan cloth,

16Sian veriset kengät jalassa,Pig-bloodied shoes on my feet,

17Vanha kamplotinta kappa päälä,An old headscarf on my head,

18Paksu pulla painettu plakkarhiin.A thick bun pressed into plaid.

19Kemin tyttäret ja pojat sitä kattot,Kemi's daughters and boys watched it,

20Niinko he sitäki kallot.As if they were such fools!

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.

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