Mi tuolla väki tulevi

SKVR I3 1561·Kiimaisjärvi·1845·Collector: Europaeus, D. E. D.

In the SKVR edition: Suurijärvi. Eur. K, n. 28. 45.

SKVR textEnglish

1Mi tuolla väki tuleviWhat is that crowd coming there?

2Saksan salmilta syviltä,From the deep German straits,

3Pimeiltä pyörtehiltä?From the dark whirlpools?

4Tunnen mie vävyn tulevan,I sense the son-in-law coming,

5Vävyllä on suuri saapka,The son-in-law has a great boot,

6Puhki metsän puhuvi,Blowing through the forest,

7Läpi metsän läässöttävi.Rustling through the forest.

8Jo vävy pihalla saapi,Now the son-in-law arrives in the yard,

9Apen saamilla pihoilla,On open acquired courtyards,

10Anopin asettamilla.On the mother-in-law's arranged grounds.

11Lasettoote vävyn oronenAdorned is the son-in-law's horse,

12Vesasista vempelistä,With sapling-made collars,

13Rautasista rahkehista,From iron horse-armor,

14Tinasista rinnuksista,From tin breastplates,

15Kultasista - - -From golden [parts],

16Toivoin tähet taivahalla,I hoped for stars in the sky,

17Saajan naisen sirkut silmät;The receiver-woman's twinkling eyes;

18Toivoin joukoset joella.I hoped for boats on the river.

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 editors’ signs inside the verses ([ ], ⌈ ⌉, *, [!], [?]) are left out, as in the poem reader; the letters they enclose are kept.
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.

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