Kutti, kutti, Jussi rukka!

SKVR V1 3·Toksova·1854·Collector: Slöör, Kaarlo

In the SKVR edition: Toksova, [Rantala]. Slöör VI 21. 54.

SKVR textEnglish

1Kutti, kutti, Jussi rukka!Poor, poor Jussi, the wretch!

2Ei aina Annin vuodeNot forever Ann's bed,

3Eikä Annin päänalaista,Nor Ann's pillow,

4Eikä aina Annin vaippa.Nor forever Ann's blanket.

5Meren tyrsky tyynynäsi,Let the sea's surf be your pillow,

6Meren vaahto vaippanasi,The sea's foam your blanket,

7Meren aalto päänalaisna.The sea's wave as your head-rest.

8Annukka rukoilevi:Annukka prays:

9"Tuo, Jumala, pohja tuuli,"Bring, God, the north wind,

10Vie venoinen kallallehen,Drive the boat to shore,

11Sysähytä syrjällehen!Shove it to the margin!

12Soisin mä mokoman miehen,I would wish such a man,

13Linnantornista torua,To be scolded from castle towers,

14Kasarmissa kaljakoia,In barracks, a beer-swiller,

15Soisin puuhun hirtettävän,I would have him hanged from a tree,

16Pajan ahjossa palaa!To burn in the smithy's furnace!

17Kuin näkisin hirtettävän,If I saw him hanged,

18Viel' mä köyttä kiinnittäisin,I'd still tighten the noose,

19Kuin näkisin poltettavan,If I saw him burned,

20Kipunoita kiihottaisin,I'd stir the sparks higher,

21Kuin näkisin leikattavan,If I saw him beheaded,

22Päätä pölkylle panisin."I'd place his 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 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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