Nut tulloo suruinen syksy

In the SKVR edition: [Moloskovitsa - Tyrö]. Törneroos ja Tallqvist. n. 223. 1859.

SKVR textEnglish

Sota-miehen lauluja [223-239].

1Nut tulloo suruinen syksy,Now comes the sorrowful autumn,

2Tulloo suuri solton-otto,The great conscription arrives,

3Suru meiän poikoloille:Sorrow for our boys:

4Korjataan pojat kokkoon,The boys are gathered together,

5Valitahan valko-pääkötThe fair-haired are chosen,

6Hovin suurehen tupaan,To the manor’s grand hall,

7Korjamiehen kartanolle;To the recruiter’s estate;

8Kääritään käet kiini,Hands are bound tightly,

9Jalat rautahan rapastaan.Legs in iron shackles.

10Kun antaa Jumala aamun,When God grants the dawn,

11Lämmittään salainen saunaA secret sauna is heated,

12Vie'ään pojat kylpömään,The boys are taken to bathe,

13Pessään pojat puhtahaksi,Washed clean are the boys,

14Pannaan paatti valjahiin,The cart is readied,

15Vieään pojat linnaseen,The boys are taken to the fortress,

16Kupernaatorin kujaan,To the governor’s lane,

17Visataan viitat maahan,Cloaks are flung to the ground,

18Paita maahan paiskataan,Shirts are thrown down,

19Rätit maahan räiskätään,Rags are tossed aside,

20Solki maahan sorretaan.Brooches are crushed underfoot.

21Pantiin poika mittapuulle,The boy was placed against the measure,

22Lasettihin lau'an päälle:Laid upon the bench:

23Viel oil verskaa pitempi,He was taller than a verska,

24Olen kort' oil korkiampi.Taller than a kort’s length.

25Tuohon tuolit kannettiin,Chairs were brought there,

26Pantiin poika tuolin päälle,The boy was seated on the chair,

27Otettiin otsahiukset,The forelock was taken,

28Takittiin takahiukset.The nape hair was sheared.

29Pantiin poika munterihin,The boy was dressed in uniform,

30Sinisehen sinellihin,Into a blue coat,

31Pyssy annettiin akaksi,A rifle was given as his bride,

32Miekka mieliksi hyviksi.A sword for his good spirit.

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.

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