Lassei Lapista lintu
In the SKVR edition: Vuole, Sohvola. Salminen 1639. 08. Ontropo.
SKVR textEnglish
1Lassei Lapista lintu,A bird from Lapland,
2Tul ol lintu Turkin moasta,The bird came from the land of the Turks,
3Sil ku ol silmät siipilöissä,For its eyes were in its wings,
4Näkemät sulan nenässä,Its sight in a liquid nose,
5Sata miest ol siiven alla,A hundred men under its wing,
6Tuhat miest oh höyheniss.A thousand men in its feathers.
7Heä lens linnan ikkunal,It flew to the castle window,
8Rehennöi riepostel,Boasted/ripped fiercely,
9Tuomaa tul sovast sannoo,To bring words of peace,
10Sisot käymää sottii,Brothers-in-law to go to war,
11Vellot jeämää kottii.Brothers to stay home.
12Sisot mielil pahol,Brothers-in-law ill-intentioned,
13Vellot mielil hyvil.Brothers well-intentioned.
14Lassee Lapista lintu,The bird from Lapland,
15Tul' ol lintu Turkin moasta.Came from the land of the Turks.
16Vellot läksiit sottii,Brothers departed to war,
17Sisot jäivät kottii.Brothers-in-law stayed home.
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19Poika vaste vastajel:The boy answered:
20"Ku oot ilmonen issoin,"If you are a radiant mistress,
21Itketkos isä miuista,Do you weep for my father,
22Ku soas sorretaa,When war is waged,
23Linnan taa ammutaa?"Shot at beyond the castle?"
24"Illat itken ikkunas,"Evenings I weep at the window,
25Oamut aijan seipähis,Mornings at the gateposts,
26Kuin em mie siuista itke,Yet I do not weep for him,
27Ainuaista poikajain."But for my only son."
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.
Permanent address of this poem at SKS: http://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:sks-kvr-017403 · Read at SKS ↗
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