Neitonen kujertelevi
In the SKVR edition: [Vuole]. Europ. J 117. 47.
SKVR textEnglish
1Neitonen kujerteleviThe maiden wanders
2Punaparran purjehessa,In the red-bearded one's sailboat,
3Venäläisen venehessä:In a Russian's boat:
4"Soua tuonne rantaselle!"Row me to yonder shore!
5Tuolla tuikkaa tulonen,There flickers a small fire,
6Vilkuttavi valkiainen,A white thing is waving,
7Suur on paimenen tuleksi,Great as a shepherd's fire,
8Vähän on väärtivalkiaksi."But feeble as a false beacon."
9Iso rannalle laseksenFather came ashore,
10Ja laseksen laiturille.And stepped onto the dock.
11"Lunasta, isä, minua!""Ransom me, father!"
12Isä vasten vastaeli:Father replied:
13"Millä mie siun lunastan?""With what shall I ransom you?"
14"On siulla kivinen kirkko,"You have a stone church,
15Pane puoli miun allein,Place half beneath me,
16Puoli pääni päästimeksi,Half for my release,
17Henkeni lunastimexi!"*My soul's ransom!*"
18Isä vasten vastaeli:Father replied:
19"Ennen luovun tyttärestä.""I’d sooner lose my daughter."
20"Neitonen kujertelevi"The maiden wanders
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22Emo rannalle laseksenMother came ashore,
23Ja laseksen laiturille.And stepped onto the dock.
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25"On siulla mahikki lehmä,"You have a bellied cow,
26Pane puoli miun allein,Place half beneath me,
27Puoli pääni päästimeksi!"Half for my release!"
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29Veikko rannalle laseksenBrother came ashore,
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31"On siulla sotaoronen.""You have a war stallion."
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33Siso rannalle laseksenSister came ashore,
34"On siulla sinervä uutti.""You have a gray sheep."
35Sulho rannalle laseksen,Groom came ashore,
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37Tuli sulho, lunasti neion,The groom came, ransomed the maiden,
38Koppais neion korjahansa.Scooped her into his sleigh.
39"Kutti, kutti, miun sukuni,"Rejoice, rejoice, my kin,
40Jo miun sulhoin lunasti!Now my groom has ransomed me!
41Isäin kivinen kirkkoMay Father’s stone church
42Kahen puolen kaatukohon!Collapse on both sides!
43Emoni mahikki lehmäMay Mother’s bellied cow
44Maitohonsa maatukohon!Lie in its own milk!
45Veikkoin sotaoronenMay Brother’s war stallion
46Karhut hänen kaatakoot!Be felled by bears!
47Sisoin sinervä uuhiMay Sister’s gray sheep
48Villohinsa viipyköhön!Linger in its own wool!
49Jo miun sulhoin lunasti."Now my groom has ransomed me."
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.
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-016992 · Read at SKS ↗
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