Talo täss on enne oltu

SKVR V1 102·Lempaala·1917·Collector: Räikkönen, Eino

In the SKVR edition: Lemp. Lempaalan kylä. Räikk. 361. 17. Okuli Valkonen, (inkerikko).

SKVR textEnglish

1Talo täss on enne oltu,A house here has been before,

2Talo enne, linna muino,A house before, a fortress in ancient times,

3Nyt on täs kumija korp.Now here lies a silent ancient forest.

4Laha laulan tähän talloo,Laha sings to this treading ground,

5Tähä täytee talloo,To this filling treading ground,

6Tammen keskitanhuvaal.In the oak's central clearing.

7Täst aina annetaan,From here always is given,

8Kipoin kapoin kannetaan,With baskets and vessels carried,

9Puolin leivin puistajiil,With half-loaves by scatterers,

10Kapoittain kerrääjiil,In containers by gatherers,

11Vakoittain vaivasiil.In furrows by toilers.

12Sitä mieheeks mie sanoin,That one I name as a man,

13Mikä tammen taitteloo,Who fells the oak,

14Puun pitkän pirottelloo,Splits the long tree,

15Tekköö tyven tynnöriiks,Makes the base into barrels,

16Keskipaikan kelleriiks.The central place into cellars.

17Onha miula oiva vello,I have a worthy brother,

18Sian lihoil syötetty,Fed with swine's flesh,

19Kamaroil on kasvatettu,Raised in chambers,

20Mikä tammen taitteloo,Who fells the oak,

21Puun pitkän pirottelloo,Splits the long tree,

22Tekköö tyven tynnöriiks,Makes the base into barrels,

23Keskpaikan kelleriiks.The central place into cellars.

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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