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Viat virkan vellostain

SKVR XIII2 4293·Metsäpirtti·1913·Collector: Koskivaara, Aleksanteri

In the SKVR edition: Metsäpirtti, Vaskela. Koskivaara 108. 13. Jerlan Oute, kuuli omasta kylästä.

Song types: Arki aamulla tulee, Ei suvaitse meidän sulho, Lääväaskareet, Pese perheen silmät, Tule tuulena tupaan, Viat virkoin vellostain

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Häävirsi:
Morsion tullessa:
1Viat virkan vellostain,Sins declared from brothers,
2pahat tavat tammastain:Bad habits from the oak/mare:
3Siint on velloi miul vainu.There are brothers of mine, a trace.
4tammain pahatapane,The oak's/mare's evil-doer,
5ei vello sitä suvatse:The brother does not tolerate it:
6pehukasta pirtinmuata,Soft cottage earth,
7rikakasta lattiata.Rich floorboards.
8Viat virkan vellostain,Sins declared from brothers,
9pahat tavat tammastain.Bad habits from the oak/mare.
10Ei vello sitä suvatse:The brother does not tolerate it:
11homesuita housuloi,Mold-sewn trousers,
12kaarnasuita kalsuloi.Bark-sewn underclothes.
13Ne pittiä viijä virran luoks',These must be taken to the river's side,
14pursutella puhtahaks.Rinsed to cleanliness.
15Ark' on uamulla tulluoChores arrive at morning,
16ja arkii ajattelluo,And daily matters to ponder,
17talon töihen taipuminen.Bending to the house's work.
18Tule kolmenna tuppua,Come threefold to the house,
19lakaliina olkapiäll',A white cloth on shoulder,
20vesikappa kämmenell',A water dipper in hand,
21siit pese perehen silmät!Then wash the family's eyes!
22Talon töihin taipuminen.Bending to the house's work.
23Siit kuukkuuta kujalle,From the moon to the path,
24hevosell' ko annat heinät,When you give hay to the horse,
25olet lehmille ojennat,Have fed the cows,
26katso lammaskarsinua,Tend the sheepfold,
27luo silmät sikojen piäll',Cast eyes on the pigs,
28siit vast sie hyvälle kuulut.Then you'll be called good.
29kuulut kuulu tyttärell',Your fame by the daughter's word,
30siit sie lellille lekotat.Then you'll lounge as a darling.

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:

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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-075858 · Read at SKS ↗

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