Jouhikyy kanelin poika

SKVR XII2 7232·Sotkamo·1831·Collector: Aspelin, H. R.

In the SKVR edition: Sotkamo. Aspelin, H. R. 15. -1831. Eräs talonpoika.

SKVR textEnglish

Talvikaisen synty.

1Jouhikyy kanelin poikaJouhikyy, the zither's son

2Kukas sun kulosta nostiWho raised you from the burnt clearing?

3Kuka heinistä herättiWho woke you from the hay?

4Isäsikö vain ämansiWas it your father, or his mother?

5Vaiko vanhin veljästänsiOr the eldest of your brothers?

6Nuorinko sisaristansiOr the youngest of your sisters?

7Kuin tulit honkahuoneheensWhen you came to the pine house,

8Petäjäiseen pesäänTo the pine-tree nest,

9Kutiskon kuusiseenTo the spruce's snug nook,

10Heinisä sinun siasiYour hay was your bedding,

11Kujasa kuloin allaIn the path beneath the scorched earth,

12Alla häinen hälpöhitten. -Under the bride's rustling veils.

13Kulervo sotaan leksiKulervo strode to war,

14Sylkytteli keihastansaBrandished his spear fiercely!

15Keihäs katkesi kaheksiThe spear snapped in two,

16Naula vaskinen valahtiThe copper nail clattered down,

17Sehi sontaan sohahtiIt plunged into the filth,

18Luorissakin luikerehtiSlithered into the harness straps,

19Parven päällinen piparekA honey-cake atop the flock,

20Juo nytt viinana vihansi m. m,Drink now the green as wine, etc.,

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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