Tulkaas työ suku tupahan

SKVR IV1 418·Venjoki·1848·Collector: Europaeus, D. E. D.

In the SKVR edition: [Venjoki]. D. E. D. Europaeus. III 2. 365 b 1848.

SKVR textEnglish

1Tulkaas työ suku tupahan,Come, you kin, into the house,

2Pois tulkaa porstuvastaAway from the porch, come,

3Auttamaan mein neitoamme!To help our maiden!

4Äiä neiolle pitääpi:The father-in-law must [provide] for the maiden:

5Säkki s- - s- - v- -[Unclear: "Sack of... s- s- v-"]

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7Ei kinnas kivestä synny,A glove isn't born from stone,

8Lakki ei laapotin kärestä,A hat not from splinters of wood,

9Somerest ei sormikasta.A ring not from Someres,

10Tulkaas työ suku tupahanCome, you kin, into the house,

11Auttamaan mein neitoamme!To help our maiden!

12Neito on matkahan mänevä;The maiden is departing on a journey;

13Matka on pitkä, tie likanen,The road is long, the path muddy,

14Joka ruomiin rupliniekka,Every groove a rutted track,

15Joka vierun viisin ruplin,Every fence's five ruts,

16Joka kolkkahan kopekka.Every puddle a kopek's toll.

17Älä meien neitoammeDo not [let] our maiden

18Ikävällä itkettele!Weep with sorrow!

19Tuloo siskolle ikävä,Longing will come to the sister,

20Pistä puuro puikkoloihin,Thrust porridge onto sticks,

21Pane paatti valjahisin,Harness the boat,

22Tuo sisoa kotihinBring pike home,

23Maion happamen halussa,Sour butter in its wrap,

24Hörömaion höyryessä.Curdled milk steaming.

25Sulho, viljo veljyeni,Groom, grain-like brother of mine,

26Elä meien neitoamme,Do not [harm] our maiden,

27Elä mori morskiloilla,Do not scold with reproaches,

28Elä tapa tattiloille,Do not kill for potatoes,

29Elä sienillä sinistä!Do not let [her] blue with mushrooms!

30Elä meien neitoamme,Do not [harm] our maiden,

31Elä pieksä pellon päässä!Do not beat [her] at the field's edge!

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.

Source

Text: SKVR (Suomen Kansan Vanhat Runot), the digital edition of the Finnish Literature Society (SKS), licensed under CC BY 4.0.

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