Lauri poika Lappalainen

SKVR IV1 982·Moloskovitsa·1859·Collector: Törneroos ja Tallqvist

In the SKVR edition: [Moloskovitsa - Tyrö]. Törneroos ja Tallqvist. n. 56 a, (97). 1859.

Song types: Ilokylässä syntynyt, Isoni iloita käski, Kolme kiirettä kesällä, Runoreki, Silloin laulan, konsa joudan, Virsikerä

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1Lauri poika LappalainenLauri boy, the Lapplander

2(Toisinto. Virolainen viekas poika)*(Variant: Estonian cunning boy)*

3Veti virsiä re'ellä,He sang songs on the sled,

4Saatto saanilla sanoja;Accompanied words with reindeer;

5(Toisinto. Ajoi ikkunan alaten)*(Variant: Drove along under the window)*

6Reki kiljahti kiveen,The sled screeched into a rock,

7Saani meiän salvomehen,The reindeer our gatekeeper,

8Tuosta yirret tielle tilkui(t),From there the nights dripped onto the road,

9Sanat saanista putoisit,Words fell from the reindeer,

10Mie tyttö katsomaan,I, a girl, to look,

11Mist' lie vieras meille tullut,From where perhaps a guest came to us,

12Liekko tullut tuttu vieras,Is it a familiar guest who came,

13Vai lie tullut tuntematon.Or perhaps an unknown one came.

14Poimin virret polleheni,I gathered the songs into my lap,

15Toisinto. Miepä tuisahin tuvasta,*Variant: I indeed rushed from the house,

16Karkasin katoksen alta,Fled from under the shelter*

17Sioin silkki-riepuhein,I placed with silk cloths,

18Käärin virteni kerälle,I rolled my songs into a coil,

19Panin pasmalle san(n)ain,I put the words onto a shelf,

20Panin kirstun kolkkasehenI put into the chest's corner,

21Sekä laitani laatikkoihin.And my belongings into boxes.

22Konsa jouan, sillon laulan,When I have time, then I sing,

23Konsa viitsin, sillon virkan,When I can, then I recite,

24Laulan pitkinä pyhinä,I sing during long holy days,

25Pääpyhinä Pääsiäis.At the main holiday of Easter.

26Nyt en joua laulamaanNow I don't have time to sing

27Kesoisilta kiirehiltä,From summer's haste,

28Talvi-töiltä tarpehilta.From winter work's demands.

29Kolmet kiirettä kesossa:Three hurries in summer:

30Yks on kallis kauran kylvö,One is the vital oat sowing,

31Toinen on hellä heinän aika,Second is the delicate haytime,

32Kolmas on rukihen rutto.Third is the rye's ruin.

33La toi Joulu jorvahtaa,Then Christmas comes creeping,

34Sit mie jouun laulamaanThen I'll get to sing

35Kesoisilta kiirehiltä,From summer's haste,

36Sit ei kastu heinä karhe,Then the dry hay won't get wet,

37Ruhjahu ei rukiin tähkä,Nor the rye's ear be crushed,

38Ei karise kauran ripsi,The oat's awn won't shed,

39Otran tähkä ei ollenkaan.Barley's ear not at all.

Toisinto runon 56 a 17:lle ja seuraaville säkeille.

40Siplin silkkiriepuhein.I folded the silk cloths.

41Vein mie virteni tupaan,I took my songs into the house,

42Sanat sammalhuonehen,Words into the moss room,

43Viskasin kiukaan perään.Tossed them behind the stove.

44Koska jou'un, sillon laulan.When I have time, then I sing.

45Miun issoin iloo suvaitsi,My brother tolerated joy,

46Emo ehtoinen remua,Mother [in] evening's bustle,

47Pillit seisoit seinän päällä,Pipes stood on the wall,

48Kannel kammarin ovella.Kantele at the chamber door.

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.

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Text: SKVR (Suomen Kansan Vanhat Runot), the digital edition of the Finnish Literature Society (SKS), licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Permanent address of this poem at SKS: http://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:sks-kvr-012651 · Read at SKS ↗

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