Löysin ruoskan Ruotsin maalta

SKVR IV1 9·Venjoki·1847·Collector: Europaeus, D. E. D.

In the SKVR edition: [Venjoki]. D. E. D. Europaeus. J 369. 1847.

SKVR textEnglish

1Löysin ruoskan Ruotsin maalta,I found a whip from Sweden's land,

2Viskasin Viron saralle.I flung it to Estonia's shore.

3Puuttu kultasen kujahan,Stepped into the golden lane,

4Kulta itse ikkunassa,Gold itself [or "the dear one"] at the window,

5Kullan tyttäret kujassa,Golden daughters in the lane,

6Kullan akka aitan eessä.The golden crone before the shed,

7Oven suust on osmon luilla,At the door's mouth, on Osmo's bones,

8Peräseinä petron luinen,The back wall of Petri's bone,

9Kiukua meren kivistä,The hearth of the sea's stones,

10Lak' on meron suomuksista,The roof of the sea's scales,

11Marja marjasta tuloopi,Marja comes from a berry,

12Lillukasta lippajaapi:Flutters from a buttercup:

13Annats marja marjojaisi?Will you give Marja your berries?

14Ei marjalta marjat joua,From Marja, berries aren't gained,

15Mari viepi mammollensa,Mari takes them to her mother,

16Kulettaapi kullallensa,Escorts them to her beloved,

17Mamma marjan huulelleese,Mother to Marja's lips,

18Huuleltaasen kielelleese,From her lips to her tongue,

19Kieleltä kitalakehen.From tongue to palate.

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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