Noussaan myö norolle nuoret
In the SKVR edition: [Toksova]. Europ. J 211. 47.
SKVR textEnglish
1Noussaan myö norolle nuoret,Let us rise, young ones, to the ascent,
2Kesokempit kalliolle,Summer-shod ones to the rock,
3Punokaamme nuora pitkä,Let us twist a long rope,
4Nuora pitkä ja siliä,A long and smooth rope,
5Leikatkaamme lehmus pitkä,Let us cut a tall linden,
6Lehmus pitkä ja leviä,A tall and spreading linden,
7Millä hyrkkä hirtetähän,With which Hyrkkä is hanged,
8Vaimon poika vankatahanThe wife’s son imprisoned,
9Tien suuhun veräjän päähän,At the road’s mouth, the gate’s end,
10Ahon aian kolkkasehen,To the clearing fence’s nook,
11Mistä kulkeepi kuningas,Where the king travels,
12Vaeltaapi linnan vanhin.The castle’s eldest wanders.
13Minkä tähten tää siottu,For what cause is this bound,
14Vaimon poika vankaeltu?The wife’s son interrogated?
15Miks makai neion nuoren,Why lay the young maiden,
16Nuoren neion morsiamen.The young maiden-bride?
17Neito parka tuomittihinThe poor maiden was condemned
18Lohikärmehen kitahan.To the dragon’s jaws.
19Lohikärme huokaeli,The dragon sighed,
20Huokaeli henkäeli:Sighed and uttered:
21"Ennen nielen miehen nuoren,"First I swallow the young man,
22Miehen nuoren miekkoinensa,The young man with his swords,
23Hevosen satuloinehen,The horse with its saddle,
24Papin seurakuntinehen,The priest with his flock,
25Lukkarin perehinensä,The clerk with his kin,
26Ennenk nielen neittä nuorta;Before I swallow the young maiden;
27Neito poikia tekevi,The maiden bears sons,
28Laivan seppiä latoviPrepares ship-smiths
29Tähän suurehen sotahan,For this great war,
30Tasamartin tappeluhun."To Tasamartti’s battle."
31Siellä on - - -There lies
32Hiukset suolle virveloksi,Hair as willow in the marsh,
33Päät suolle mättähiksi,Heads as hummocks in the marsh,
34Suolle mättähättömälleFor the hummock-less marsh,
35Silmät suolle karpaloxi,Eyes as lingonberries in the marsh,
36Suolle karpalottomalle,For the lingonberry-less marsh,
37Veri suolle ruosteheksi,Blood as rust in the marsh,
38Suolle ruostehuttomalle.For the rust-less marsh.
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-016949 · Read at SKS ↗
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