Kuin miun tuttuin tulisi

SKVR V2 1147·Lempaala·1916·Collector: Räikkönen, Eino

In the SKVR edition: Lempaala, Lappalaismäki. Räikkönen 20. 16. Anni Lappalainen, 73 v.

SKVR textEnglish

1Kuin miun tuttuin tulisi,As if my acquaintances would come,

2Armahani asteleisi,My beloved would stride forth,

3Tuntisin mie tulosta,I would know from their coming,

4Arvajaisin astunnasta,I'd guess from their footsteps,

5Virstan vastahan mänisinI'd walk a verst to meet them,

6Veräjiä purkamahan,To dismantle the gates,

7Aitoja alentamahan.To lower the fences.

8Viel mie kaulahan kavahan,Still I'd reach for the neck,

9Vaikk ois karhu kaulan piällä;Even if a bear gripped the neck;

10Viel mie suuta suikkajaisin,Still I'd kiss the mouth,

11Vaikk ois suu suven veres;Even if the mouth bled summer's blood;

12Kyll mie kättä kääppäjäisin,I'd surely clasp the hand,

13Vaikk ois käärme kämmenissä;Even if snakes coiled in palms;

14Viel mie vierehen vääntääjäisin,Still I'd twist close,

15Vaikk ois vierus verta täynnä.Even if the side brimmed with blood.

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.

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