Tulkaa unet lapselleni
In the SKVR edition: L. Rampala. Salm. 1089. 06. Maria Lorvi, 61 v.
SKVR textEnglish
Yöitkun luku.
1Tulkaa unet lapselleni,Come, dreams, to my child,
2Alta saunan salvomisen,From beneath the sauna's bolting,
3Alta aijan vitsoksien!From beneath the fence's willow branches!
4Makkaa, makkaa issöis unet,Sleep, sleep, father's dreams,
5Isöis unet, emöis unet,Father's dreams, mother's dreams,
6Kissoin unet, koiriin unetCats' dreams, dogs' dreams,
7Ja kaikkiin kassiin unet,And to all cats' dreams,
8Peälle unesi omasi.Upon your own dreams.
9Älä kuule kukon lauluu,Do not hear the rooster's song,
10Älä koiran haukkumista,Do not hear the dog's barking,
11Älä kissan naukumista.Do not hear the cat's meowing.
12Moaria sinnua makkoittakkoo,Let Mary lull you to sleep,
13Neissyt herättäkköö!Let maidens not wake [you]!
14Jeesuksen miekka, Moarian kilpiJesus' sword, Mary's shield,
15Peitteinäis ja katteinais olkoot!Be as covers and roofs!
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.
Permanent address of this poem at SKS: http://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:sks-kvr-016091 · Read at SKS ↗
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