Neitonen kangasta kutoo

In the SKVR edition: [Moloskovitsa - Tyrö]. Törneroos ja Tallqvist. n. 59. 1859.

SKVR textEnglish

1Neitonen kangasta kutoo,The maiden weaves cloth,

2Hopiasta helkyttääpi.She makes the silver jingle.

3Tuli nainen naapurista,A woman came from the neighborhood,

4Sanoi sanoilla näillä:She spoke with these words:

5"Mitä neitonen tekköö?""What is the maiden doing?"

6Neito vasten vastaeli:The maiden answered back:

7"Kullallein ku'on kulta pai'an,"For my dear one, I have a golden headpiece,

8Hopiallein hopiaisen."For my silver one, a silver trinket."

9Nainen vasten vastaeli:The woman answered back:

10"Jo siun kuoli kultaseis,"Your golden one has already died,

11Vaipui vaippais alainen."Sank beneath his shroud."

12Neito tuosta itkeniähän.The maiden began to weep.

13"Älä itke, neito parka!"Don't weep, poor maiden!

14Tulloo siulle toinen kulta,Another dear one will come to you,

15Toinen kulta viel' parempiAnother dear one, even better,

16Alta kaupungin ajaapi,He'll ride beneath the city,

17Päältä kaupungin pää näk(k)yy,His head visible above the city,

18Tuop' sieltä sinisen silkin,He'll bring blue silk from there,

19Tuop' uuet ummis kengät,He'll bring new sealed shoes,

20Tuop' pasmakit paremmatHe'll bring better boots,

21Sekä tuop' sukat sulavat,And he'll bring soft socks,

22Tuop' tuo pai'an palttinaisen,He'll bring that linen headpiece,

23Aivon hyvän aivinaisen.A fine linen garment."

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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