Syötin hanhen, juotin hanhen

SKVR XIII1 67·Metsäpirtti·1913·Collector: Koskivaara, Aleksanteri

In the SKVR edition: Metsäpirtti, Vaskela. Koskivaara 102. 13. Jerlan Oute, kuuli omasta kylästä.

Song types: Hanhi kadonnut, Kukon tappo, Löysin kultaisen omenan - kukon tappo

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1Syötin hanhen, juotin hanhen,I fed the goose, gave the goose drink,

2tein tarhan tanhuall'.I made a pen at the dance-ground.

3Panin kukon kuulemua,I set the rooster to listen,

4harakan havatsemua,the magpie to observe,

5pienen linnun piukkamua,the small bird to peep,

6mustan linnun muistamua.the black bird to remember.

7Ei kukko kuullutkua,The rooster hadn't heard,

8harakka havainnutkua,the magpie hadn't noticed,

9musta lintu ei muistantkua,the black bird hadn't remembered,

10pien lintu ei piukantkua.the small bird hadn't peeped.

11Mänin ajoin katsomua:I went driving to look:

12löysin kyntäjät levolta,I found plowmen at rest,

13kyntäjäiset, kylväjäiset:plowers, sowers:

14"Kyntäjäiset, vellosein,"Plowers, my brothers,

15näittäks työ miu hanhostain?"have you seen my goose?"

16"Mill' ol' merkki kaulallua?""What mark was on its neck?"

17"Siives ol' sininen lanka,"On its wing was a blue thread,

18piässä päivän pyörykkäinen,on its head the sun's disc,

19otsassa otavan merkki,on its brow the Great Bear's mark,

20kulkussa kunnia kello."around its neck an honor-bell."

21Täss' ol' eilen, täss' ol' ennen.It was here yesterday, here before.

22täss' ol' ennen näill' ajoill',Here before in these times,

23viell' täss' ol' tännäi päin';still here toward today;

24pois on lensi löyhytteli,away it flew flapping,

25toinen siipi vettä vierti,one wing brushed water,

26toinen taivasta tavotti."the other reached for the sky."

27Käin tietä pikkaraisen,I walked a small stretch of road,

28löysin sotkijat joelta:found ducks from the river:

29"Sotkiat, sisarueni,"Ducks, my sisters,

30näittäks työ miu hanhostain?"have you seen my goose?"

31"Mik ol' merkki hanhollais?""What mark did the goose have?"

32"Siivess' ol' sininen lanka,"On its wing was a blue thread,

33päässä päivän pyörykkäinen,on its head the sun's disc,

34otsassa otavan merkki,on its brow the Great Bear's mark,

35kulkuss' ol' kunniakello."around its neck an honor-bell."

36"Täss' ol' eilen, täss ol' ennen,"It was here yesterday, here before,

37täss ol' ennen näill' ajoill',here before in these times,

38viell' täss' ol tännäi päin'.still here toward today.

39Pois on lensi löyhöttel,Away it flew fluttering,

40toinen siipi vettä siersi,one wing swept water,

41toinen taivasta tavotti."the other reached for the sky."

42Löin kukkuo kuppuu vast,I struck the rooster against a cup,

43kananlasta kainaluo;the hen's chick under my arm;

44Kukko muaha kuvullie.The rooster burrowed into earth.

45Pirisein, piikasein,Buzzing, little maid,

46pese pieni kattilainen,wash the small cauldron

47missä kukko kuuratuan,where the rooster was cleaned,

48kanan lapsi kaltatuan.the hen's child was prepared.

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 edition’s line numbers are replaced by a number on every verse, counted as in the poem reader.

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