La mie nousen katsomua
In the SKVR edition: Metsäpirtti, Vaskela. Koskivaara 118. 14. Kuisman Tatjana, kuuli omasta kylästä.
SKVR textEnglish
1La mie nousen katsomuaBehold, I rise to observe
2kepijoill kengilläin,With stick-shoes on my feet,
3korkijoill kannoillain,On high-heeled soles,
4sorijoill silmilläinWith gravel-eyed vision
5vihittyi vierahii,Consecrated to strangers,
6papin pantui parrii,The priest's placed beam,
7kumman puolell on punanen,Which side has the red one,
8kummall on sorijat silmät.Which has the gritty eyes?
9Yhtä kaht on kumpanenkii,Both are one and two,
10yhen muotoist on molemmat,Of one form are both,
11kaks puhasta, kaks punasta,Two pure, two red,
12kaks rikasta, kaks rakasta,Two rich, two beloved,
13vereväistä vierekkäise.Blood-red side by side
14Katso, vello, viereheisLook, brother, nearby
15vasemmall puolelleis!On your left side!
16Pie sie, vello, vertannais!Guard, brother, the bloody ones!
17Kuule, vello, kui mie laulan:Hear, brother, how I sing:
18älä räiskä rättilöist,Don't splash from cloths,
19älä pöksyist pöräjä!Don't spin from trousers!
20Neuvo neliskolkkaisess,Advise in four-cornered [room],
21sano sammal huonehess,Tell moss in the chamber,
22jottei kuulis kukkua,That no cock is heard crowing,
23ainuakkua arvajais!Only dawn's guessing!
24Neuvo vuos suusanall,Advise years with mouth,
25toinen piähäis viänännäll.Second with long pole's head
26kolmas on jalan isull!Third with giant foot!
27Ota olk vuotehest!Take straw from bed!
28Ko ei tuatua totelle,If father won't obey,
29miä kulta kankahall,I, gold on the heath,
30karsi kultane kataja,Trim golden juniper,
31mill on neuvot neitojais,Who advises maidens,
32ottamajais on opetat!Teaches the takers!
33Ko ei tuatua totelle,If father won't obey,
34heitä hello lelloillie,Throw flame to flames,
35luo luonnon noijua,Cast nature's spell,
36hanki kaikki kangasneuvot,Obtain all fabric-advice,
37hanki suora sukkulainen!Get straight shuttle!
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.
Source
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-075192 · Read at SKS ↗
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