Eläkät pojat hyväst
In the SKVR edition: Medussi. O. Groundstroem. n. 39. 1861. Laulaja: Eräs nuori nainen.
SKVR textEnglish
1Eläkät pojat hyväst,Live, boys, farewell!
2Vähän ajan välttävästi!Spend a little time sparingly!
3Nyt tuloo suruinen syksy,Now comes the sorrowful autumn,
4Tulloo taarasta kylään,Comes from behind to the village,
5Korjaa kylän ukot kokoon.Gathers the village men together.
6Kysyttellöö ukkoloilta:Asks the old men:
7Onkos vallois varast,Is there a capable leader,
8Pienen pillan tekiäistä?A maker of a small pipe?
9Nyt esivallat etsittiin,Now the authorities were sought,
10Tarasta taluttetin.Led from the enclosure.
11Vietiin pojat Kaarastaan,The boys were taken from Kaarasta,
12Kaarastassa katsottiin,In Kaarasta they were inspected,
13Mittoitin mieroittin,Measured and examined,
14Arsinnal arvottiin,Assessed by measure,
15Versikkoil virutettiin,Assigned to the saplings,
16Linnasell livuuttetin.Placed in the fortress.
17Viettin kupernaterin kuja,Led the curly-haired to the alley,
18Viettin poika kuperskoi,Led the boy to bend,
19Viitta maaha visattiin,Cloak was thrown to the ground,
20Turkki maaha tuiskattiin,Fur coat was flung down,
21Rätit maaha räiskättiin,Rags were splashed down,
22Paita maaha paiskattiin.Shirt was hurled down.
23Mittoiti, mieroitin,Measured, examined,
24Pantii poika tuolin päälle,The boy was put on the chair,
25Tuotiin saanaiset sakset,Fine scissors were brought,
26Hiukset maahan hilloitin,Hair was let down to the ground,
27Lieminäiset leikkattin,Limp locks were cut,
28Soriammat soltatiksiSmarter ones as soldiers,
29Matalammat matrosiksi,Shorter ones as sailors,
30Utalammat unteriksi,Clumsier ones as cabin boys,
31Pahaisemmat paimeneksi,Worse ones as shepherds,
32Kellokkaiset kotiihiin.Agile ones back home.
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.
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-013056 · Read at SKS ↗
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