Morsei, sisaruvein
In the SKVR edition: Kurkijoki, Soskua. Koskimies, A. V. 104. 80. Ijäksen Anni, n. 35 v.
SKVR textEnglish
1Morsei, sisaruvein,Dear sister, sibling dear,
2Kui elät talossa tässä,How you live in this house,
3Tässä toisessa talo(i)ssa,In this other household,
4Viera'an emon alassa,Under a stranger-mother's care,
5Pereheessä vierahaassa,In a foreign family's fold,
6Pitäsippä siula olla,You must possess,
7Pää tarkka, tańńii mieli,A keen head, steadfast mind,
8Ymmärrös ylen hyväńen.Understanding most refined.
9Iltasilla silmät pistyt,At dusk, eyes sharpened,
10Valkeeta virittämä'än,To kindle the fire's glow,
11Aamusilla korvat tarkat,At dawn, ears keen,
12Kuko(i)n ääntä kuulema'an;To heed the rooster's crow;
13Ei kuussa nousun m(e)äärä,The moon's rise has no measure,
14Ei uo kuussa, ei kuko(i)ssa,Not in moon, nor in cock's call,
15Otavass' on nousun m(e)äärä:The Bear marks the hour's call:
16Kun on pursto pohjase'en,When its sail points northward,
17Sarvet suora'an suvve'en,Horns aligned to southern sky,
18Silloin on nuoren nousuaika,Then is youth's waking time,
19Vanhoille leppoo-aika.For elders, restful clime.
20Keikaha keträpuulle,Tilt the distaff's spine,
21Ana rullan ruikutella,Let the spindle whine,
22Keträvarren keikutella!Sway the distaff's line!
23Tule kolmena tuppa'an,Come threefold prepared,
24Luuta k(e)äässä kainalossa,Broom-handle under arm,
25Vesikappańen käjessä!Water-bucket in palm!
26Ripsu vettä latti'ille;Sprinkle floor with water;
27Elä lapsi'i laka(i)se,Don't sweep the children,
28Elä potki porsahaita,Nor kick the piglets' pen,
29Laita lapset l(o)aanitsalle,Lay children in their bed,
30Anna leipää kätte'en,Give bread to their hand,
31Voija voita leivän p(e)äälle,Spread butter on the bread,
32Pese silmät, p(e)ää silitä!Wash eyes, smooth the head!
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.
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-075913 · Read at SKS ↗
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