Kaks on meitä karstapeätä

SKVR XIII1 272·Pyhäjärvi Vpl.·1877·Collector: Borenius, A. A.

In the SKVR edition: Pyhäjärvi. Borenius 28. 3/1 77. Jutana (Juhana Savolainen; laulajasuku).

Song types: Ajaisin juoksevaa hevosta, naisin nauravaa naista, Ihmehevonen, Iso tammi, Kaks on meitä kaljupäätä, Laulan tähän taloon, Veneenveisto

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1Kaks on meitä karstapeätä,There are two of us, the bristle-headed ones,

2Kui voa kolmais o olisi,*If a third one of strength existed,*

3Myö voan tamme taittasimo,We would split the oak of strength,

4Puut pitkät piroittasimo,Carve the long trees,

5Tiemä tynnyrin tyvestä.A path from the barrel’s base.

6Pikiriks o pienet oksat,*The small branches are as pegs,*

7Lasu latva - hiippulasta.Let the crown down from the tip.

8Laula mie tähe taloonoSing, I, the star into the house,

9Tammen keskitanhuvalle,To the oak’s central gathering,

10Tanamell e tas oksat,In the storm’s din, even the branches,

11Joka oksalla omena,On every branch, an apple,

12Oksat oltta vuotamoane,Branches flowing with ale,

13Viinoa vipoamoane,Wine dripping freely,

14Saisi pojat polttovettä,Lads would get burning water,

15Ämmät rauka rankivettä,Old women bitter washing water,

16Pojat viinoa vihaista.Lads [get] fierce wine.

17Miehet juovat, mista soavat,Men drink until they swell,

18Pojat oltta puolikosta,Lads [drink] ale from half-barrels,

19Pikirista piiat juuva,Maids drink from small kegs,

20Vanhat ämmät ämpärista.Old women from a bucket.

21Ajaisi sitä hevoista,One would drive it with horses,

22Jonga juokseva näkisi;Whose running would be seen;

23Sitä naista nauvuttaisi,One would make the woman laugh,

24Jonga nauravan näkisi;Whose laughter would be seen;

25Sitä piikova pitäisi,One should keep the maiden,

26Kuk om poskelta punaine,Who has cheeks red,

27Käsi varret valkiaiset,Arms and limbs white,

28Poset puoloilla punattu,Cheeks half-reddened,

29Käsivarret voapukoilla.Arms in splendid garments.

30Ajaisi orolla sillä,Drive with a stallion on it,

31Joll o lampi lautaisillo,Where the pond is planked,

32Lähe länkien tilalla,Near the fields’ place,

33Sen kui selkeä kavaha,As clear as his gaze,

34Jalka taivasta tavoitti,His foot reached the heavens,

35Peä o taivoa tasallo.His head at the sky’s level.

36Kuulu kolke taivahasta,*A crash is heard from the sky,*

37Ukko vesteloo venettä,Ukko speaks of a boat,

38Laiva kantta kalkutteli.The ship’s deck clattered.*

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.

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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-071783 · Read at SKS ↗

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