Sula sormi neitsykkäinen
In the SKVR edition: Narvusi. J. Länkelä. v. II 26. 1858.
SKVR textEnglish
1Sula sormi neitsykkäinen,Tender-fingered little maiden,
2Sula sormi, kulta helmiTender finger, golden pearl,
3Se kauvan kotona kasvoi,It grew long at home,
4Enemmin emoisen luona.Longer at the mother's side.
5Ei pannut isyt pahaksi,The father did not take offense,
6Ei pannut emyt pahaksi.The mother did not take offense.
7Alko permanto vihata,The floor began to hate,
8Haavu luuta haukutella,The aspen broom to scold,
9Koukku nurkassa kokee,The hook in the corner strives,
10Lusikka paloi lukee.The spoon burned, counts.
11Sievästi verto vellon nainen,Gracefully like the brother's wife,
12Siis verto vello itse,Then like the brother himself,
13Soimasit sulat sisaret.The dear sisters reproached.
14Mihin neito, kuhun neito?Where to, maiden, whither maiden?
15Neito metsään pakoon.The maiden fled to the woods.
16Lohikäärme huokasi,The dragon sighed,
17Huokasi ja henkäsi:Sighed and whispered:
18"En mie niele nuorta neitoo,"I won't swallow the young maiden,
19Enkä nuorta morsianta,Nor the young bride,
20Mie vait nielen nuoren miehen,But I'll swallow the young man,
21Nuoren miehen miekkoneen,The young man with his sword,
22Uron ummiskenkineen,The hero with his boots,
23Hevoisen satuloineen,The horse with its saddle,
24Naisen nahka pagloineen,The woman's leather with straps,
25Papin kihlakuntineen,The priest with his parish,
26Kuninkaan riikineen."The king with his kingdom."
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.
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-007176 · Read at SKS ↗
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