Meroin tyttöi, metsoin sulhoi
In the SKVR edition: Hevaa, Tönttölä. Volmari Porkka. I 274. 1881-83. Oute.
SKVR textEnglish
1Meroin tyttöi, metsoin sulhoi,Sea's maidens, forest's grooms,
2Korven korkea senihka,High wilderness's ancient guardian,
3Mieltä yhteen pittäät,You hold minds together,
4Yhteen ajattelloot,You make thoughts converge,
5Yli metsoin mielet lyöty,Over forest wills you've prevailed,
6Läpi korven tiet kohaistu.Through wilds, paths are churned.
7Nii sannoo meroista tyttöi,Thus speaks the sea-borne maiden,
8Lausuu tyttöi lainehelta:The maiden from the waves declares:
9"Hoi siä suuri metsoin sulhoi,"Hark, great forest-groom,
10Korven korkea senihka,High wilderness's ancient guardian,
11Ku siä oot mielin miussa,If your mind is set on me,
12Oot mielin ottamassa,Intent on claiming me,
13Ei siulle piä rekkojaYou need no sleds
14Eikä saksoin saanikkeaNor scythes' harvests,
15Eikä ossanta-orrojaNo ox-yokes
16Eikä vaskivaljahia."Nor copper steeds."
17Tuuli on alla, vetoi päällä,Wind below, waters above,
18Keskellä venoi punnain,Amidst laden boats,
19Venoisessa neitoi nuori,In a boat, a young maid,
20Neitoi nuori ja verrövä,Maid young and peerless,
21Aivoin kaunoi ja kavvala,Fair-minded and shrewd,
22Kaksi syltä kasvannalta,Two fathoms tall,
23Meroin oli vaahi vaippannaa,Clad in sea's raiment,
24Meroin altoi pääni alla.Sea's waves beneath my head.
25Nii lausui neitoi merestä,Thus spoke the maid from sea,
26Lausui neitoi lainehelta:From the waves she proclaimed:
27"Petin suuren metsoin sulhoin,"I deceived the great forest-groom,
28Korven korkean senihkan,The high wilderness's guardian,
29Tällä maalla kävvessääAs I trod this land
30Ja tällä maalla ajellessaa,And wandered this earth,
31Ku meroin vaahi oli vaippoinnaa,When sea's garb clothed me,
32Meroin altoi pääni alla."Sea's waves beneath my head."
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.
Permanent address of this poem at SKS: http://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:sks-kvr-013749 · Read at SKS ↗
Added by RunoVerse: the English translations, the song types, the verse numbers and the links.