Laulelen tähän talloon

SKVR V1 104·Vuole·1894·Collector: Pajula, Fanny M.

In the SKVR edition: Vuole, Sohvola. Pajula 221. 94. Oute Uuttu, 35 v.

SKVR textEnglish

1Laulelen tähän talloon,I sing into this stable,

2Laulan tammen tanhualle,I sing to the oak's base,

3Tammellen tasaiset oksat,For the oak, even branches,

4Joka oksalle omenan,An apple on each branch,

5Omenalle kultapyörän,A golden wheel on the apple,

6Kultapyörälle käkösen.A cuckoo on the golden wheel.

7Kuin käki kukahteloo,When the cuckoo calls,

8Niin syän pakahteloo.Then the heart bursts.

9Sitä mieheks mie sanoisin,That one I’d call a man,

10Urohoksi uskottaisin,Trusted as a hero,

11Mikä tammen taittelisi,Who could split the oak,

12Puun pitkän pirottelisi,Hew the long tree,

13Tekis tyven tynnyriks,Make the stump a barrel,

14Kesk' on paikan kelleriks,The middle a cellar,

15Latvat laivan mastiloiks.Treetops into ship masts.

16Onhan mulla vetra vello,I have a true brother,

17Mikä tammen taitteloopi,Who splits the oak,

18Puun pitkän pirotteloopi,Hews the long tree,

19Tekee tyven tynnyriks,Makes the stump a barrel,

20Keskupaikan kelleriks,The middle place a cellar,

21Latvat laivan mastiloiks,Treetops into ship masts,

22Pikariks pienet oksat.Small branches into goblets.

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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