Iivana Kojosen poika

SKVR XIII1 406·Sakkola·1849·Collector: Reinholm, H. A.

In the SKVR edition: Sakkola. Reinholm NV III 25. 49. Paavo.

Song types: Iivana Kojosenpoika, Jo on käsi kinnastettu, Konnusta kosinta, Käärmeaita, Rutsa

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1Iivana Kojosen poikaIivana, son of Kojo,

2Tek kauvan korjajase,Worked long as a harvester,

3Kesäkauvet kirjottel,Plowed summer fields,

4Talvikauet talmajel;Prepared winter stores;

5Kärmehill hä kirjottel,With snakes he plowed,

6Sisolieskall siteli,With lizards he tilled,

7Heitti hännät häilämän,Threw tails a-fluttering,

8Purstopuolet puikkamaan,Split reeds to sticking,

9Pääpuolet vipajamān.Bent the tops swaying.

10Ajo sitt Apsosta kossiin;Then drove from Apsu to wed;

11Aps ol itse aitassaase.Aps himself was in the granary.

12Alko Apsolta kysellä:He began to ask Aps:

13"Annatse, Apso, tyttöjäse?"Will you give, Apso, your daughter?

14Em mie aivan nuorimpaistaI don’t want the very youngest,

15Eikä aivan vanhimpaista,Nor the very oldest,

16Tahon keskikertaisii."I want the middle one."

17"Äsken sitt lienet miun vävvyi,"Just now you’d be my son-in-law,

18Äsken lempi-vierahai,A recent beloved stranger,

19Solmi sitt munasta solmun,Tied a knot from an egg,

20Puno nuora rum̄enista,Spun rope from a spindle,

21Akanoista pää alota,Began with mere chaff—

22Äsken olet miun vävvyi,Just now you’re my son-in-law,

23Äsken lempi-vierahai;A recent beloved stranger;

24Ota nyt tuonki tehhäkseis,Take this task now,

25Ennen ku ilman ollakseis,Before being left alone,

26Paha on naisett elellä,Bad to live unwed,

27Kurja on olla kumppalitta."Wretched to lack a mate."

28Sulho istuu uotteloo,The groom sits waiting,

29Jokos neito joutunoo:As the maiden arrives:

30Jo on jalka kengitetty,One foot is shoed,

31Toista kengitettänee.The other waits its shoe.

32Sulho vaa istuu uottelloo:The groom still waits:

33Jo on viitta päälle pantu,A cloak is donned,

34Turkki päälle pantanehe.A fur coat is added.

35Sulho korjaan kollaatti,The groom prepares the carriage,

36Neito korjaan kavahtThe bride readies swiftly,

37Niinku kuiva haavan lehtiLike a dry aspen leaf

38Tah ku repo lieksahtaa.Or a fox darting.

39Roikkais ruossalla hevoista,Fed the horse with reed,

40Helmiruosalla hevoista:With pearl-like reed:

41Hepo juoks, tie heläji,The horse runs, the road rings,

42Reki rautanen ramaji,The iron sleigh clattered,

43Vem̄el kultainen kumaji.The golden shaft-bow bent.

44"Malta, malta, Hiien huora,"Wait, wait, Hiisi’s whore,

45Ku jouvut Lohijoelle,When you reach Salmon River,

46Siell sull palkka maksetaa!"There your reward is paid!"

47Nappas naisen kaulan poikki,He snapped her neck,

48Pan' tuon rinnat riehtiläll,Laid her chest on the sled,

49Laitto anopill tuomisiks.Gave her to his mother-in-law.

50Anopp syöp ja kiittelööpiThe mother-in-law ate and praised

51Uuven vävyn tuomisii.The new son-in-law’s offering.

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-071917 · Read at SKS ↗

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