Etsin neittä velolleni

SKVR IV1 832·Kaprio·1859·Collector: Törneroos, A.

In the SKVR edition: [Kaprio-Tyrö?]. A. Törneroos. n. 88. 1859.

SKVR textEnglish

1Etsin neittä velolleni,I sought a maiden for my brother,

2Kuulustelin kullallein.I inquired for my golden one.

3Löysin neitosen lehosta,I found the young maiden in the grove,

4Sinihelman heinikosta.The blue-hemmed one from the hayfield.

5Sanoin sanalla tällä:I spoke these words:

6"Satis, tyttö, saanihein!""Take this, girl, my hay-gift!"

7Tyttö vasten vastaeli,The girl countered in reply,

8Vasten vastahan saneli:Retorted back defiantly:

9"Sylen, kelmi, kelkkahesi,"I'll shit, scoundrel, on your sleigh,

10Siull on paskassa pajusi,Your boat's stuck in shit,

11Likaset on liistehesi!"Your shafts are filthy!"

12Poika verkaisen levitti,The lad spread his woolen cloth,

13Rahaarkkusen avasi,Opened the money chest,

14Tyttö retkahti rekeen.The girl leapt into the sleigh.

15Tulin kopjasti kotiin,I hurried briskly home,

16Emo karkas katsomaan,Mother rushed to look,

17Sanoi sanan pojalle:Said to her son:

18"Näätkös, Aappo Annin tuopi,"See, Aappo brings Anni,

19Punapintelin pitää."Wearing the red belt of worth."

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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.
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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