Sikoliskosen sikiä
In the SKVR edition: Sotkamo. Aspelin, H. R. 14. -1831. Eräs talonpoika.
SKVR textEnglish
Sikoliskon synty.
1Sikoliskosen sikiäThe offspring of Sikolinen
2Kasarikki nuori neittiYoung maiden Kasarikki
3Nousi koivun konkerolleRose to the birch's crook
4Haavan lengolle levähtiRested on the aspen's sway
5Joko likahti risulleNow slipped to the brush
6Hoiahit havun selältäShook from the pine's back
7Rikki marjasen maahasaShattered the berry to earth
8Puhki kultasen kupansaPierced its golden vessel!
9Risut rikko rintapäänsäBrush broke her breastbone
10Marjat vielä vahtasi hajotti. -Berries she watched were strewn
11Vingas vankahaan makasiThe moaner lay steadfast
12Rannalla räkiä vastenAgainst shore's driftwood
13Vasten varpusta mäkeäAgainst the scrubby hill
14Vasten tuomista tupaaAgainst the cherry-house
15Pahon sinä olet tehnytYou have wrought evil
16Kosk olet pannutSince you placed it
17Tie paremmin kuin parannatKnow better than you mend
18Paha sullek paha mullekEvil to you, evil to me
19Paha meillek kummallekkinEvil to us both
20Kuin poika pahan tekeeAs a boy commits wrong
21Lapsi arvosin asuuThe child dwells in doubt
22Juo nytt viinana vihansiDrink your wrath as wine
23Olunna omat hyvänsiYour virtues as ale
24Kananreinsa karvahansi?A chicken's reins? Hairy grip?
25Kupuhuusi kultaseenPour into your gold cup
26Vaskisen vattaansiThe copper-bellied one
27Halkia paha kaheksiCleave evil in two
28Konna kolmeksi muruksiThe frog to three crumbs
29Kuin on koivunen korento.As the birch stands straight
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-067818 · Read at SKS ↗
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