Joulu tulee, joutaa kyllä
In the SKVR edition: Korpil. Kotikoski J. W. 447. 08.
SKVR textEnglish
1Joulu tulee, joutaa kyllä,Yule comes, approaches indeed,
2Avaa portin, antaa tulla,Open the gate, let it come,
3Olkilyhde seläsänsä,A straw-lantern on his back,
4Viinapullo povesansa,A wine-bottle in his bosom,
5Kynttiläinen kädesänsä,A little candle in his hand,
6Vahva kakko kainalosa.A sturdy loaf under his arm.
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-046527 · Read at SKS ↗
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