Anterus koria sulho
In the SKVR edition: Vuole. Saxbäck 505. 59.
SKVR textEnglish
1Anterus koria sulho,Antero, the splendid suitor,
2Sulhon kauppa kaunokainen,The suitor's gear is beautiful,
3Uhaten sottaan läksi,He left defiantly for war,
4Tina tuppi tappeluun,Tin-sheathed to the fray,
5Tina tuppi, vyö hopea,Tin sheath, silver belt,
6Parta kullan palmikoissa,Beard twined with gold,
7Pää kullan vipalehissa.Head in golden bands.
8"Itket sie, emo, miuista?""Do you weep, mother, for me?"
9Miks en mie siuista itke"Why wouldn’t I weep for you,
10Ainoaista poikajainen,My only dear son,
11Kuin sovassa sorretaan,As peace is crushed,
12Alla linnan ammutaan,Shot beneath the fortress,
13Kus on hiusta kun kulloo,Where hair lies like gold,
14Miss on päätä kun mätästä.Where the head rests like a stump,
15Viel on verta päälle polven,Blood still above the knee,
16Talmua jalan tasalta.Gore at the foot’s level."
17Antero koria sulho j.n.e.Antero, splendid suitor, etc.
18"Itket sie iso miuista?""Do you weep, father, for me?"
19"Miks en mie siuista itke:"Why wouldn’t I weep for you:
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21"Itket sie vello miuista?"Do you weep, brother, for me?
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23"Ainokaista veikkojainen"My only dear brother."
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25"Itket sie sisko miuista"Do you weep, sister, for me,
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27"Ainokaista veikkojainen?"My only dear brother?"
28"Itket sie neito miuista?""Do you weep, maiden, for me?"
29"Mitä mie siuista itken?"Why would I weep for you?
30Kuin näkisin poltettaa,If I saw you burned,
31Kekäleitä kiihottaisin.I’d stoke the embers.
32Soisin mie mokoman sulhon,I’d wish such a suitor,
33Soisin vietää sottaan.Taken to war again.
34Kuin näkisin hirtettää,If I saw you hanged,
35Viel mie nuoraast vetäisin,I’d tighten the noose.
36Kuin näkisin leikattaa,If I saw you beheaded,
37Päätä pölkyll panisin."I’d set your head on the block."
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 editors’ signs inside the verses ([ ], ⌈ ⌉, *, [!], [?]) are left out, as in the poem reader; the letters they enclose are kept.
- The edition’s line numbers are replaced by a number on every verse, counted as in the poem reader.
- The editors’ notes, and the marks in the verses that point to them, are left out; they can be read at SKS.
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-016596 · Read at SKS ↗
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