Kati kauno immi neito

SKVR XIII1 835·Metsäpirtti·1888·Collector: Neovius, A. D.

In the SKVR edition: Metsäpirtti, Vaskela. Neovius 420. 8/9 88. Lari Nasto.

Song types: Katrina kotikananen, Miehentappajaneito

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1Kati kauno immi neito,Kati, the fair lovely maiden,

2heää kauvan kotonna kasvo,she grew long at home,

3enemmän emon luona,even longer at her mother's side,

4kauvan seäästy sänkyjeään,long spared her bed,

5viikko villa vuuvettaase.a week spinning wool.

6Annus saaren saksalainenAnnus, the island's foreigner,

7soitti kauvan kantelieella,played the kantele long,

8viikko viimo pillilleään,a week on his pipe,

9pyys on muita nukkumoaa,begged others to sleep,

10väkkii vähenemää.the gathering dwindled.

11Väk nukku, pere piresty.The folk slept, the household roused.

12Kati makas kammarissa,Kati lay in the chamber,

13yllääll ylästuvass.high in the loft.

14Vois heä ukset viertehillä,She oiled the doors smoothly,

15rasvoilla sarentarauvat,greased the island's bolts,

16jott ei ukset ulvasisso doors wouldn't creak,

17Ka'in luokse männessää.from approaching Kati.

18Heä nosti Kain katetta,She lifted Kain's cover,

19Ka'in uuinta ylensi.raised Kain's new cloak.

20Kati killiste kirosi,Kati fiercely cursed,

21Kati vannu katkerast:Kati swore bitterly:

22"Kuin olet oma urroin,"If you're my own man,

23siit nosta Kain katetta,then lift Kain's cover,

24Kain uuinta ylene;raise Kain's new cloak;

25ku oot v(e)äärti mies välissä,if you're a false man here,

26alas astu kammarist."step down from this chamber."

27Ei totelt Kain sanaista,Kain didn't heed her words,

28heä nosti Kain katetta,he lifted Kain's cover,

29Kain uuinta ylensi:raised Kain's new cloak:

30"Mie en ole oma urroin,"I am not your own man,

31mie uoon veäärti mies välissä."I am a stranger here."

32Ka'ill oli tuima tupess,Kain had a fierce blade sheathed,

33hihass oli hihottu veitsi,a knife hid in his sleeve,

34sysäs syvän alle,plunged it deep below,

35pist on kohte kohkoloi.thrust into the ribs.

36Annus moaahan maksoilleen.Annus fell to the earth,

37koprin kouhkomaisilleen.clutching at the dirt.

38Antti saunassa assuu;Antti stayed in the sauna;

39sano Antti Annilleen:Antti said to Anni:

40"Se mikä jyry jyrähti"What thunder roared

41meiän Kain kammariss?"in our Kain's chamber?"

42Anni kaalo katsomaa:Anni went to look:

43Annus moaass oli maksoilleen,Annus lay on the ground,

44koprin kouhkumaisilleen.clawing at the soil.

45"Voi sie poloinen piika,"Alas, wretched maid,

46teit kulunkin kullalleesyou brought strife to your gold

47ja huolen hopioillees."and grief to your silver."

48Heä ei totelt Ka'in sanaista,She heeded not Kain's words,

49Kain kurjan kuikutosta.Kain met a wretched doom.

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.
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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