Tuli kukko Tuutarista

SKVR III1 252·Soikkola·1858·Collector: Länkelä, Jaako

In the SKVR edition: Soikkola. J. Länkelä. v. V 6 a. 1858.

Song type: Sotasanomat

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1Tuli kukko Tuutarista,A rooster came from Tuutar(i),

2Valkoi sulkainen vajista,White-feathered from the shed,

3Tuoll' olit silmät siiven alla,There were eyes under the wing,

4Näkimät sulan nenässä,Sights in the thawing nose,

5Lensi laivan mastin päälle,Flew onto the ship's mast,

6Laivan kebjalle (keulalle) kehahti,Crowed at the ship's prow,

7Astui laivan anturoille.Stepped onto the ship's planks.

8Tuo toi vale sanaista,That one brought false words,

9Vale viestit vieritteli,Rolled out lying messages,

10Tuo toi soti sanaiset,That one brought war-words,

11Soti viestit vieretteli:Rolled out war-tidings:

12Siskoinit sotae mennä,Sisters to go to war,

13Velloinit kotiihin jäädä.Brothers to stay at home.

14Emoi mielille pahoille,Mothers to ill thoughts,

15Syämmille raskahille;Hearts to heaviness;

16Isoi mielille hyville,Fathers to good thoughts,

17Syämmille kepiämmille;Hearts to sternness;

18Kattila kokassa musta,A cauldron black in the hearth,

19Pata musta permannolla,A pot black on the floor,

20Siso muuttu mustemmaksi,Sister turned blacker,

21Emon lapsi laihemmaksi.Mother's child grew leaner.

22Ei oo tuota ennen ollutNever before had this been,

23Solkirintaa soassa,A hollow chest in battle,

24Helmireittä tappelossa.A pearl-strung one in combat.

25Tuli kukko Tuutarista,A rooster came from Tuutar(i),

26Valkoisulkainen vajista,White-feathered from the shed,

27Tuoll' olit silmät siiven alla,There were eyes under the wing,

28Näkimet sulan nenässä,Sights in the thawing nose,

29Lensi laivan mastin päälle,Flew onto the ship's mast,

30Laivan keulalle kehahti,Crowed at the ship's prow,

31Astui laivan anturoille.Stepped onto the ship's planks.

32Tuo toi toet sanomat,That one brought true tidings,

33Toet viestit vieritteli:Rolled out true messages:

34Velloinit sotahan mennä,Brothers to go to war,

35Siskoinit kotihin jäädä.Sisters to stay at home.

36Emoi mielille hyville,Mothers to good thoughts,

37Syämmille kepiämmille;Hearts to sternness;

38Isoi mielille pahoille,Fathers to ill thoughts,

39Syämmille raskahille;Hearts to heaviness;

40Sisoi mielille hyville,Sisters to good thoughts,

41Syämmille heltehille,Hearts to warmth;

42Vello mielille pahoille,Brother to ill thoughts,

43Syämmille surkeille;Hearts to misery;

44Kattila on kokassa musta,The cauldron is black in the hearth,

45Pata musta permannolla,A pot black on the floor,

46Vello muuttui mustemmaksi,Brother turned blacker,

47Emon lapsi laihemmaksi.Mother's child grew leaner.

48Oi sisoi, emoini lapsi,Oh sister, my mother's child,

49Lämmitä metoinen sauna,Heat the honeyed sauna,

50Metoisilla aiaspuilla!With garden-wooden logs!

51Tuo vetoi meon sekainen,Bring the honeyed drink,

52Hauo vasta vaahterinen,A maplewood ladle,

53Lyö löyly meon sekainen,Throw honeyed steam,

54Vellollees ainoalle,For your only brother,

55Vellon mennessä sotaan,As brother goes to war,

56Tanumartin tappeloon!To Tanumartti's battle!

57Sai tuo sauna valmihiksi:The sauna was made ready:

58Mee'kö vello kylpömään!"Go, brother, to bathe!"

59Poika kylpee lavolla,The son bathes on the bench,

60Iso istuu kynnyksellä:Father sits on the threshold:

61"Voi isoi, vanha isoini,"Oh father, my old father,

62Minen annat, min avitatWhat will you give, how aid

63Pojallesi ainoalleYour only son

64Pojan mennessä sotaan,As the son goes to war,

65Tanumartin tappeluun?To Tanumartti's combat?"

66Isoi vaiten vastaeli:Father answered silently:

67"Annan halli ruunaseni"I give my gray steed

68Pojalleni ainoalleTo my only son

69Pojan mennessä sotaan."As the son goes to war."

70Poika kylpee lavolla,The son bathes on the bench,

71Emoi istuu kynnyksellä:Mother sits on the threshold:

72"Oi emoi, vanha emoini,"Oh mother, my old mother,

73Vanha akka vaaliani,My dear aged woman,

74Min annat min avitatWhat will you give, how aid

75Pojallesi ainoalleYour only son

76Pojan mennessä sotaan?"As the son goes to war?"

77"Annan paian pellervoisen,"I give a speckled shirt,

78Maahan asti markoitetun."Adorned down to the earth."

79Velloinen sotaan menee,The brother goes to war,

80Sisoi sanoi vellolleen:The sister told her brother:

81"Oi miun viedroi veljyeni,"Oh my dear brother,

82Ehtoisa emoini lapsi,Cherished child of my mother,

83Kuin sie meet sotaan,When you go to war,

84Tanumartin tappeluun,To Tanumartti's combat,

85Elä oo uhkea soassa,Don't be proud in battle,

86Aivan tarkka tappelossa,Nor too exact in fight,

87Elä eellystä eteen,Don't push to the front,

88Elä jää jälelle muien,Don't lag behind others,

89Kiery keskessä väessä;Stay mid-pack in the fray;

90Etimmäiset ammutaan,The foremost get shot,

91Takimmaiset leikotaan.The hindmost get cut down.

92Viipyi tuosta viikko toinen,Then another week passed,

93Viipyi viikko sai nätälä,A week's span went by,

94Katoi yötä kymmenkunnan,Ten nights disappeared,

95Tuisahti velloin hepoinen,The brother's horse neighed,

96Sisoi tuisahti tuvasta;The sister gasped indoors;

97Halli hepoi ikkunalla:The gray horse at the window:

98"Ah halli, hepoisueni,"Ah gray one, my steed,

99Oi miun halli ruunaseni!Oh my gray gelding!

100Kuhun sai viedroi veljyeni,Where is my dear brother,

101Kuhun sai emoini lapsi?""Where has my mother's child gone?"

102Halli vasten vastaeli:The gray horse answered:

103"Siun viedroi veljyesi,"Your lost brother,

104Ehtoisa siun emoisi lapsi,Your mother’s twilight child,

105Oli uhkea soassa,Was proud in battle,

106Tarkka oli tappelossa,Fierce in the fray,

107Aina eellusti eteen,Always charging forward,

108Aina jäi jälkimäiseks',Always left behind,

109Suuni suitsilla revitti,My mouth torn by reins,

110Pääni päitsillä harotti,My head scraped by bridle,

111Kylet kaivo kannuksilla."Legs gouged by spurs."

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.
The editors’ notes, and the marks in the verses that point to them, are left out; they can be read at SKS.

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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-007265 · Read at SKS ↗

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