Läks tuo, läks tuo poika nuori

SKVR V1 621·Toksova·1847·Collector: Europaeus, D. E. D.

In the SKVR edition: [Toksova]. Europ. J 163. 47.

SKVR textEnglish

1Läks tuo, läks tuo poika nuori,That young boy went, went,

2Läks tuo neittä noutamahan,He went to fetch the maiden,

3Pyörykäistä pyytämähänTo court the round-cheeked one,

4Yövalolla, kuuvalolla,By night's glow, by moon's glow,

5Ratsasvaljasten valolla.By the gleam of harnessed steeds.

6Neiot kirkkohon mänevät,Maidens go to the church,

7Siniviitat vilkuttavat,Blue scarves fluttering,

8Puurtavat punahamehet,Red skirts bustling,

9Hienohelmat heutuavat.Fine hems swaying.

10"Käy miun, neito, korjohoin,"Come, maiden, to my embrace,

11Rekehen tekemähäni!"To the sled I've crafted!"

12Neito vasten vastaeli:The maiden answered back:

13"Mit annat minulle, sulho?""What will you give me, groom?"

14"Itkuviikon ensimäisen,"A first week of weeping,

15Ilon kaikeksi i'äksi."Joy for all eternity."

16"Siull on suotu, siull on luotu,"For you it's been granted, for you made,

17Siull on eukko toivottanutAn old crone has wished for you,

18Saunamaassa maatessansa,Lying on the sauna bench,

19Ollessansa olkiloilla,Resting on straw,

20Pehuilla levätessänsä."On soft beds she slept."

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.

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