Virolainen viekas poika

SKVR IV1 840·Kaprio·1859·Collector: Törneroos, A.

In the SKVR edition: [Kaprio-Tyrö?]. A. Törneroos. n. 97. (56 b). 1859.

SKVR textEnglish

1Virolainen viekas poikaAn Estonian cunning lad

2Veti virsiä reellä,Pulled/sang songs on a sled

3Saatti saanilla sanoja,Delivered words with his sleigh

4Ajoi ikkunan alatte,Drove beneath the window

5Reki kitkahti kiveen,The sled scraped a stone

6Saani meiän salvamehen.The sled became our gatekeeper

7Tuohon puotti puolet virret,There half the songs spilled

8Virret maahan viehrahtis.The songs slid to the ground

9Miepä tuisahin tuvast,I burst from the house

10Karkasin katoksen alta,Fled from under the shelter

11Poimin virret polleheni,Gathered songs to my lap

12Sieppasin sisälähhein,Seized them with my core

13Siplin silkkiriepuhein.Wrapped in silk ribbons

14Vein mie virteni tupaan,I brought my songs indoors

15Sanat sammalhuonehen,Words to the moss-room

16Käärin virteni kerälle,Rolled my songs into a bundle

17Panin paasmalle sanani,Laid my words on slate

18Viskasin kiukaan perään;Tossed them behind the stove

19Konsa jousin, silloin laulon.When strung, then I sang

20Mun issoin iloo suvaitsi,My stance welcomed joy

21Emo ehtoinen remua.Mother Evening stirred

22Pillit seisoit seinän päälle,Pipes stood on the wall

23Kannel kammarin ovella.Kantele at the chamber door

24Siit sain sanoja paljon. -From there, many words I gained

25Pitäis olla miehen mielekkäämmän,A man ought to be wiser

26Pää tarkka, tasainen mieli,Head sharp, mind steady

27Ymmärrys ylen ylävä,Understanding soaring high

28Jott ei naiset naurahtaisi,Lest women laugh

29Vallan piiat ei pilkkajaisi.Nor maids deride outright

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.

Added by RunoVerse: the English translations, the song types, the verse numbers and the links.