Ulkoa runoja kuulin

SKVR IV1 825·Kaprio·1859·Collector: Törneroos, A.

In the SKVR edition: [Kaprio-Tyrö?]. A. Törneroos. n. 82. 1859.

SKVR textEnglish

1Ulkoa runoja kuulin,From afar I heard runes,

2Läpi sammalten sapoja,Through mossy crevices,

3Läpi tuohten tuomioja.Through birch-bark vessels,

4Runoni ennen lappi laulo,My runes the Lapp sang before,

5Vihti vanha vieretteliOld Vihti rolled along,

6Poron poikima sioilla,On reindeer calving grounds,

7Lapin lappi tanterella.On Lapland's Lapp's clearing,

8Tuo kaikki Kalevan poika,All this Kaleva's son,

9Nähtiin hyvä tulevan,Was seen coming auspiciously,

10Kehattiin kelpaavan,Was deemed worthy,

11Joka kohta kolmeöisen,Every place in three nights,

12Katkasi kapalovyönsä.Cut his bundle-belt.

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.

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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