Lauri-poika Lappalainen

SKVR V1 419·Lempaala·1916·Collector: Räikkönen, Eino

In the SKVR edition: Lempaala. Räikkönen 71. 16. Anni Väätänen.

SKVR textEnglish

1Lauri-poika LappalainenLauri-boy the Lapplander

- - -

3Siit Lauri ajattelloopi:Then Lauri began to ponder:

4Mihin jouduin mie poloinen,Where have I ended up, poor me,

5Kuhun jouduin kurja raukka!Where have I come, wretched creature!

6Jos lähen suven suksille -If I go on summer's skis,

7Suvel on siljät sukset,Summer has smooth skis,

8Niill en kestä mie polonen.With them I can't endure, poor me.

9Siit Lauri ajattelloopi:Then Lauri began to ponder:

10Jos lähen revon rekkee -If I go to the fox's sleigh,

11Revol on reki matala,The fox's sleigh is low,

12Joka kannon kuapaisoopi.That would bump into stumps.

13Jos lähen jänön jälille -If I follow the hare's trail,

14Jänö peittääpi jälen.The hare hides its path.

15Koukkupolvi polkema sen.Crooked-knee would trample it.

16Siit kuulin koiran haukkahuksen,Then I heard a dog's bark,

17Villahännän viukahuksen.The bushy-tailed one's yowl.

18Läksin koiran haukuntaa,I set off toward the barking,

- - -

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.
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.

Added by RunoVerse: the English translations, the song types, the verse numbers and the links.