The Project Gutenberg eBook of Metsäpirtissä, by Antti Rytönen

Äiti takan ääressä hämmentää pataa ja karistelee siihen jauhoja. Isä lopettelee suksien tervaamista.

ÄITI.

    Kiehu huttu makea,
    joulupuuro sakea,
    koska saavuttu jo on
     joulujuhlaan jalohon.

    Jouluksihan parastaan
    kukin käypi hankkimaan,
    parahani patahan
    minäkin siis sirotan.

    Kohta kotiin saapuen
    lausuu joka lapsonen:
    »Äiti, ruokaa meille suo,
    pöytään joulupuuro tuo,

    hyvät piirakatkin, oi,
    leipä, silava ja voi,
    uunipaisti parahin,
     kaunis joulukaljakin.»

    Ehtyi maito, loppui voi,
    uunipaistit — ah ja voi —
    ne on lasten unta vaan
     eikä totta päällä maan.

    Leimahtele takkani,
    jo on tyhjä vakkani;
    puuro loppui — hukka vei,
     mutta puuron tarvis ei.

ISÄ.

    Syövy sukseen terva vaan,
    kohta hiihdän maailmaan,
    koti, kontu kauas jää,
     missä lienee matkan pää?

    Hiihdän halki päivän, yön
     elon etsintään ja työn,
    kunnes eteen aukeaa
    toinen, viljavampi maa,
    kauniimman mi kasvun tois,
     sadon runsahamman sois.

ÄITI.

ISÄ.

    Lähden etsimähän uutta,
     parempata vastaisuutta.
    Tääll' en enää kaiva multaa,
    muualta mä löydän kultaa.
    Työhön parempaan mä halaan,
     rikkahana luokses palaan.

ÄITI.

    Joulua en ennen toista
    tok' oo nähnyt vielä moista.
    Kohta äiti yksin huokaa,
     lapset turhaan itkee ruokaa (itkee)…

ISÄ.

    Älä toiveitani kaada,
    kaiken minkä voin ma saada,
     lähetän taas teille tänne.

ÄITI.

    Tuot' ei kestä tahdon jänne.
     Kato kyll' on kansat lyönyt,
    viha maasta viljat syönyt,
    mutta paras viel' on koittaa,
    ehkä täälläkin voi voittaa,
    voihan uusi päivä tulla,
     täällähän on koti sulla.

ISÄ.

Matti, Maija, Liisa ja Pikku-Mikko tulevat ovesta tuoden joulukuusta; Maijalla kopallinen käpyjä.

    Katsokaapa, katsokaapa,
    kuinka sievä on tää kuusi,
    soreat on sillä oksat,
     jalka tehtiin aivan uusi.

ÄITI.

    Iloita voi lapset aina,
    eikä heitä huolet paina.
     Milläs voitte kuusen täyttää?

MATTI.

MAIJA.

LIISA.

    (Lapsille.) Koittakaahan ensin lyödä
    leikkiäkin. Joulupuuro
     myöhemmin on paras syödä.

PIKKU-MIKKO.

ÄITI.

PIKKU-MIKKO.

ISÄ.

ÄITI.

ISÄ.

    Hyvää iltaa, lapset pienet,
    iltaa, talon äiti, taatto.
     Taitaa olla jouluaatto?

ISÄ.

    Jumal' antakohon. Tässä
     jouluahan viettämässä
    ollaan kohta. Mistä saakka
    vieras on? Ei myöskään sulla
     kevyt liene elon taakka?

KERJÄLÄIS-UKKO.

    Kevyt ei. Kun tuli hätä,
     neuvoksi ei muu kuin jätä
    koti, kontu. Elo kiero
    eessä nyt on vain ja miero.
    Voimat loppui, vanhuus vaivaa,
     nälkä vielä päälle kaivaa.

ÄITI.

    Huonoon aikaan ukko rukka
    saavuit; meilläkin on hukka
    edessämme. Leipäpalaa
     viimeistä nyt lapset halaa.

LAPSET.

KERJÄLÄIS-UKKO.

    Kuljin kylää suurta kohti,
     sinne yöksi päästäkseni,
    eksyin tieltä enkä vihdoin
    tiennyt, minne polku meni.
    Pian pimeni jo aivan,
    luulin: Kohta matkan vaivan
     sekä koko elon ankeen
    päättää tuiskuun saan ja hankeen.
    Helmastapa silloin salon
     välkähtävän näin mä valon.

    Joulutähtenä se mulle
     tuikki, kertoi: »Vielä sulle
    pelastus on tullut kerran.»
    Tunsin ohjauksen Herran,
     uutta voimaa sain, ja tulta
    kohti ohjasin mä tieni —
    tuli vastaan pirtti pieni.
     Levähtää siis saanen vähän.

ÄITI.

PIKKU-MIKKO.

MATTI.

LIISA.

ÄITI.

ISÄ.

KERIÄLÄIS-UKKO.

    Pikku piltit
     ain' on virmat, eikä tätä
    kummastella. Sydän hyvä
    heillä on — sen näen varmaan
     alta kulmani mun harmaan.

    Täss' on joulupuuro syödä,
     sitten leikit voitte lyödä!
    Vieraskin nyt juhlapöytää
    lähestypä; siitä löytää
    et voi kyllä monta palaa,
     vähän puuroa ja kalaa.

KERJÄLÄIS-UKKO.

    Kiitos sulle, emo oiva,
     kurjan kulkurinkin hoiva.
    Mutt' ei pyyssä monen jakaa.
    Lapsiansa emo vakaa
    toki vaalii ennen muita,
     muistaa pienoisia suita.
    Heille anna, sit' en soimaa;
    min' oon vanha; rientää ajat —
    jätän kohta maiset majat,
     hyvä kun nyt lepään tässä.

ISÄ.

ÄITI.

KERJÄLÄIS-UKKO.

    Mitä lapset tuumivatkaan?
    Kerjuri voi mennä matkaan
     kaiketi taas tuiskun tielle.

MAIJA.

MATTI.

LIISA.

PIKKU-MIKKO.

ÄITI.

KERJÄLÄIS-UKKO.

    Kiitos, mutta ensin mukaan
     haen pussini, min hankeen
    heitin, kun mä luulin ankeen
    mua kohtaavan nyt hetken,
    eloni mi päättää retken,
     varsinkin jos päähän saakka
    pyrin selässäni taakka.
    Ihminen näät viimeisenki
    heittää, kun vain säilyy henki,
     vaikk' ois paljakalla puulla.

ÄITI.

    Nytpä halajaisin kuulla
    joululaulun; laulakaatte,
    lapset, siis nyt herkin mielin,
     iloiten ja kiitoskielin.

    Terve joulu jällehen,
    vanha, aina uusi,
    terve riemu lapsien,
     kummun kukkakuusi.

    Terve sana suloinen
    keskeen yön ja hallan,
    lohtu lohduttomien,
    voitto valon vallan.

    Terve tähti korkein,
    josta valo lähti,
    terve ilo ihanin,
    Betlehemin tähti.

    Terve piltti pienoinen,
    hento, valkohapsi,
    terve toivo kaikkien,
     terve joulun lapsi.

ÄITI.

ISÄ.

    On kuin sävel ammoin soinut
    vielä sielussa nyt soisi,
     mieli tuntee halun hartaan.

ÄITI.

ISÄ.

ÄITI.

    Tyydyttävä nyt on tähän,
    näät on viime leipä mulla,
     eikä taida toista tulla.

Koputetaan. Samalla pitkäpartainen joulupukki kukkurapäinen kontti selässä kurkistaa sisään.

JOULUPUKKI.

LIISA.

    Päivää, päivää, paiskatkaatte
    ensin kättä, sitten saatte,
     kontistani yhtä, toista.

JOULUPUKKI.

KAIKKI LAPSET (riemastuneina hyppelevät, taputtavat käsiänsä, menevät tervehtimään; yhteen ääneen).

ÄITI.

    Terve sulle, taatto, jota suru
     kalvoi, kun jo loppui leipämuru,
    terve, emo, huolesi nyt heitä,
    tulin kuivaamaan mä kyyneleitä
     sieltä missä sykkii ihmisrinta,
    sydän lämmin on, ei yksin pinta.
    Tuntenut oon kohtaloa monta,
     riemua ja aikaa riemutonta.

    Nähnyt oon kuin murhe kulkee maita,
    kuinka monella on polku kaita,
    monen elo synkeä ja musta,
     siksi kaikille tuon lohdutusta.

    Eivät nää nyt suuret ole, eivät,
    silti, emo, ota vastaan leivät,
    vähän hyvää yhtä, toista muuta,
     monta sull' on pienokaista suuta.

ÄITI.

ISÄ.

ÄITI.

JOULUPUKKI.

    Palkinnehet mun jo ootte sillä
     mitä hyvää kerjurille teitte,
    häntä hoivasitte, pöytään veitte,
    mutta kaikesta, min teitte hälle,
     siunaus kasvaa kodille nyt tälle.
    Poistuva on vainioilta kato,
    runsas kylvöstänne kasvaa sato.
     Polvet vastaisetkin teitä kiittää,
    Joulutonttujen karkelo.
    työstänne kun siunausta niittää.
    Taivas, näet, siltä surun suistaa,
     joka hädän tullen toista muistaa.

LAPSET.

JOULUPUKKI.

    Lopputotuuden nyt kerron teille.
     Käydessäni läpi tuiman tuiskun
    ohjausta kuulin kumman kuiskun.
    Otin ylle hahmon kerjäläisen,
    tulin tänne läpi viiman jäisen,
     lumoillani äsken teidät voitin,
    sitten hyvää tahtoanne koitin.
    Luulitte: mä olin köyhä ukki,
     vaikka olinkin mä joulupukki.

Joulutonttuja ja hyviä haltiattaria saapuu, sirottavat hopeaa joulukuusen oksille, tuvassa kirkastuu.

    Helmassa korven jäisen
     käy joulupukin tie,
    myös kodin yksinäisen
    hän löytää, kulku vie
     luo majan matalanki
    ja pirtin pienoisen,
    ei estä jää ja hanki,
     hän kulkee kautta sen.

    Hän oveen kolkuttaapi
    ja sisään astuu vaan,
    ja silmät kirkkaat saapi
    hän nähdä vastassaan.

    Hän virkkaa: »Päivää, piltit»,
    ja kumartavi pään.
    »Tääll' onko lapset kiltit?»
     hän kysyy mielissään.

    Iloiten joka lapsi
    nyt kohti kiiruhtaa,
    ja pukki valkohapsi
    jo kontin avajaa,

    ja kertoo katse syvä
    ja riemu rajaton:
    »Kun ihminen on hyvä,
     niin hällä joulu on!»

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