Vuoron Unnon, vuoron vennon

In the SKVR edition: [Moloskovitsa - Tyrö]. Törneroos ja Tallqvist. n. 49. 1859.

SKVR textEnglish

1Vuoron Unnon, vuoron vennon,Unno's turn, brother's turn,

2Vuoron kukkuvat käköiset,The cuckoos take their turn to call,

3Vuoron linnut lauleloot;The birds take their turn to sing;

4Nyt tuli miulle vuoroNow the turn has come to me,

5Kuin kylälle kyytti vuoro,As a transport-rotation comes to the village,

6Vallalle hevoisen vaehto.A horse-exchange for the authorities.

7Kylä pääsi kyytillääse,The village escaped via transport-duty,

8Valta vainoll hevoisen;The power persecutes with the horse;

9Millä pääsen mie poloinen?How shall I, poor wretch, escape?

10Mie vilju virsilläänI cultivate with my hymns,

11Ja selvä sanasillain.And clear with my words.

12Kun tulloo sanoihen sakkoWhen a penalty comes upon words,

13Sekä virsihen virinä,And murmuring upon hymns,

14Huu'an virteni tup(p)aan:I shout my songs into the house:

15"Tulkaat', virteni, tup(p)aan,"Come, my songs, into the house,

16Saakaat' suojaan san(n)ain!May you find shelter in words!

17Nyt mie jou'un laulamaanNow I must begin to sing,

18Ja selvä sanelemaanAnd clearly recite,

19Joulun pitkinä pyhinä,During the long holy days of Christmas,

20Pää-pyhinä Pääsijäis."The chief holy days of Easter."

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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