Tule meille tuomas kulta

SKVR IX1 163·Somero·1887·Collector: Pettersson, K. V.

In the SKVR edition: Somero. Pettersson. 527. 87. Häntälä. Gustaava Syrjälä, 40 v.

SKVR textEnglish

1Tule meille tuomas kultaCome to us, dear Thomas,

2tuopa joulu tullessas,bring Yule when you arrive,

3Olki kahlo kailossasStraw bundles in your basket,

4Olut tynnyri olallas,A beer barrel on your shoulder,

5viina pottu povessasA liquor flask in your bosom,

6Pikarikin pivossas,A goblet too in your pocket,

7Juustot kakut kailossasCheeses [and] cakes in your basket,

8Kyl sää meidän talon tunnetSurely you know our house,

9Musta risti portin päälläThe black cross on the gate,

10Kirjava kissa portin alla.The speckled cat beneath the gate.

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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