Hekko juossellen kujahan

SKVR IV1 556·Tyrö·1853·Collector: Europaeus, D. E. D.

In the SKVR edition: [Tyrö, Yhinmäki]. D. E. D. Europaeus. III 3. 108. 1853.

SKVR textEnglish

1Hekko juossellen kujahan,Hekko, running into the alley,

2Hekko pollen portahaksi,Hekko turned into stairs,

3Hurstin sillaxi sipasi.Hurstin struck into a bridge,

4Hekkoi aittoihen mäelle,Hekkos to the hill of sheds,

5Polvin polki miestajahan,With knees trampled her man,

6Polvi polki, sarvin särki.Knee trampled, horn shattered.

7Ajoi matkaa vähäisen,Drove a short journey,

8Oja vastahan tulee;A ditch appears ahead;

9Ei pääse ojan ylitse,Cannot cross over the ditch,

10Ei ylitse, ei alaitse.Not over, not under.

11Lauri poika, laatu poikaLauri the boy, noble boy,

12Suin sanoi, sanoin läkäsi:With mouth spoke, with words pressed:

13"Hekko tyttö, hemme tyttö,"Hekko girl, graceful girl,

14Paa polle portahaksi,Place the ember as stairs,

15Silkki sillaksi sivalla!"Silk as a bridge with weft!"

16Hekko vasten vastaeli:Hekko countered in reply:

17"Lauri poika, laatu poika,"Lauri the boy, noble boy,

18Veä miekka reieltäisi,Draw the sword from its sheath,

19Tempaa tupesta tuiman,Yank the fierce from its scabbard,

20Luo ojahan portahiksi!"Forge the ditch into stairs!"

21Lauri poika, laatu poikaLauri the boy, noble boy,

22Veti miekan reieltähän,Drew the sword from its sheath,

23Tempasi tupesta tuiman,Yanked the fierce from its scabbard,

24Loi ojahan portahiksi;Cast the ditch into stairs;

25Pääsivät ojan ylitse.They crossed over the ditch.

26Tuo otti ojasta miekan,He took the sword from the ditch,

27Leikkaisi Hekolta kaulanCut Hekko's neck

28Niinkuin kaalin kotsenasta.Like a cabbage from its stalk.

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.

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