Tūtu lasta, tūtu pientä

SKVR I3 1837·Uhtua·1839·Collector: Castrén, M. A.

In the SKVR edition: Uhut. Castrén n. 75. (Ss. 1-9, 11 = ss. 1-10 1204 n. 12:ssä. Ss. 21-28 = 1204 n. 13). 39.

Song types: Tule tuutuhun unonen, Tuuti lasta tuomariksi, Tuuti lasta, laita toista, Tuuti tyttöä tuomarille, Uni ulkoa kysyy

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Laulu lasta nukuttaissa.

1Tūtu lasta, tūtu pientä,Lull the child, lull the little one,

2Tules tutusen unonen,Come, familiar little sleep,

3Käys unonen kätkyehen,Go, little sleep, to the cradle,

4Lapsen pienen pieluksihin,Into the small child's swaddling bands,

5Vakahaisen vaattehisin.Into the sturdy garments.

6Uni ulkoa kysyvi,Sleep asks from outside,

7Alta ikkunan anovi:Beseeches beneath the window:

8"Onko lasta kätkyessä,"Is the child in the cradle,

9Lasta pientä peiteissä,The little child under covers,

10Vakahista vaattehissa,In sturdy clothes,

11Hullu hurstin hulvan alla?"The wild one under the mad cradle's cover?"

12Tūtu lasta tuomariksi,Lull the child to be a judge,

13Kiiku kirjan kantajaksi,The cradle as book-bearer,

14Tuomariksi, juomariksi,As judge, as drinker,

15Viinan kannun kantajaksi,As cup-bearer for liquor,

16Tuopin tuojaksi tupahan.As tankard-bringer to the house.

17Tuutu, tuutu, turkin soatu,Lull, lull, the coat adorned,

18Turkin soatu, taljoin moattu,Coat adorned, hems embroidered,

19Reisin neljin reikutettu,Patterned with four leggings,

20Kaksin karvostin kavottu.

21Tuutu, tuutu, tuutu, tuutu,Lull, lull, lull, lull,

22Vielä tästä neitosestaStill from this maiden

23Suku juopi suuret scharkat,The kin drinks great sashes,

24Heimokunta liempehet pikarit.The clan warms goblets.

25Ajetahan kirjokorjin,Let the decorated sled be driven,

26Souetahan veno punasin,Let the red boat be rowed,

27Porvarille puolisoksi,As spouse for the burgher,

28Kaupamiehelle kaluksi.As treasure for the merchant.

29Tuutu, tuutu, poiuttani,Lull, lull, my little boy,

30Lapsuttani, pienuttani,My childling, my tiny one,

31Lastani, ihanuttani.My child, my dearest one.

English translations by DeepSeek R1, provided by Lidia Pivovarova (University of Helsinki). AI-generated translations may contain inaccuracies. Lines without English have no translation, or one that cannot be matched to the line with certainty.

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.
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-002044 · Read at SKS ↗

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