Kalevala 41 - Spinning & Weaving Fairy Tales

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Kalevala Ch. 41 - Pikebone Kantele

Itse ilman luonnottaret, ilman impyet ihanat,
iloa imehtelivät, kanteloista kuuntelivat;
mikä ilman vempelellä, taivon kaarella kajotti,
mikä pienen pilven päällä, rusoreunalla rehotti.

Tuo Kuutar, korea impi, neiti Päivätär pätevä
pitelivät pirtojansa, niisiänsä nostelivat,
kultakangasta kutoivat, hope'ista helskyttivät,
äärellä punaisen pilven, pitkän kaaren kannikalla.

Kunpa saivat kuullaksensa tuon sorean soiton äänen,
jo pääsi piosta pirta, suistui sukkula käestä,
katkesihe kultarihmat, helkähti hopeaniiet.

Yes, the air's nature-daughters
and the air's lovely lassies
marvelled at the merriment
listened to the kantele:
one on the sky's collar-bow
shimmered upon a rainbow
one on top of a small cloud
bloomed upton the russet edge.

That Moon-daughter, handsome lass
The worthy maid Paivatar (Sun-daughter)
were holding their reeds
raising their heddles
weaving golden stuff
and jingling silver
on the rim of the red cloud
upon the long rainbow's end;
when they got to hear
the sound of that fine music
the reed slipped out of their grasp
the shuttle dropped from their hand
the golden threads snapped
and the silver heddles clinked.

Translated by Keith Bosley
The Kalevala, Ch. 41
Oxford University Press, 1989

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	The Kalevala - the Finnish epic poem with references to Paivatar, goddess of spinning and weaving.

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