Sulho, kuule, kullan poika
In the SKVR edition: Lempaala. Ahlqvist 577. 54.
SKVR textEnglish
Sulhaselle:
1Sulho, kuule, kullan poika,Groom, hear, golden son,
2Mies, kuule, Kalervan poika!Man, hear, Kalervo's son!
3Sie olet kuulusta koista,You are of renowned lineage,
4Kalervasta kartanosta.From Kalervo's estate.
5Kun otat omenan meiltä,When you take the apple from us,
6Päältä päähkenen valitset,Select the headdress from the top,
7Sie elä pahoin pitele!Do not treat her harshly!
8Elä vuonna ensimäisnäNot in the first year,
9Nahkaruoskin nauvuttele,Flick the leather whip,
10El' anna anopin lyöä,Do not let the mother-in-law strike,
11Naon korvalle napata,Nor seize the mother-in-law by the ear,
12Apen ruoskin roiskutella!Let the father-in-law flog!
13Neuvo itse neitosesi,Instruct your maiden yourself,
14Ottamaisesi opeta,Teach her to be taken,
15Neuvo vuosi suusanalla,Guide the first year with words,
16Toinen pääsi väännännällä,The second with a twist of the head,
17Kolmas on jalan is'ulla!The third with a kick!
18Kun ei tuota meiän neito,If our maiden does not obey,
19Kun ei tuotana totelle:If she remains defiant:
20Kun menet makoamahan,When you go to bed,
21Ota olki vuotehesta,Take straw from the bed,
22Silkki siimaksi sivalla,Braid silk into a cord,
23Neuvo tuolla neiostasi,Instruct your maiden with that,
24Ottamaistasi opeta!Teach her to be taken!
25Elä neuvo niitoksella,Do not instruct during harvest,
26Eläkä pieksä pellon päällä,Nor beat her in the field,
27Kylän kyntäjät näkevät,The village plowers will see,
28Astuvoijat arvelevat:Passersby will speculate:
29"Kenen tyttö, kenen neito,"Whose girl, whose maiden,
30Kenen morsian mokoma,Whose bride is this,
31Niitoksella neuvottava,To be schooled during reaping,
32Pieksettävä pellon päällä?"Beaten in the field?"
33Sie neuvo kotona neito,Instruct the maiden at home,
34Sano sammalhuonehessa.Speak in the moss-lined room.
35Elä vuonna ensimäisnä,Not in the first year,
36Elä korvalle kohenna,Do not touch her ear,
37Elä silmälle sivalla!Nor strike her eye!
38Tulee kuhmu kulman päälle,A bruise will form on her brow,
39Sinimarja silmän alle.A black eye beneath her lid.
40Tulee siityinen sisoni,The sister-in-law will come,
41Tulee käymähän kotihin,Return to her home,
42Alkavi emo kysellä:Her mother will ask:
43"Mikä kuhmu kulmallasi,"What bruise is on your brow,
44Sinimarja silmän alla?"A black eye beneath your lid?"
45Viitsi ei siityinen sisoni,The sister-in-law dares not,
46Viitsi ei virkkoa emolle,Dares not tell the mother,
47Valittoa vanhemmalle,Nor complain to the elders,
48Sanoo sarven koskeneeksi,Blames the rapids of the horn,
49Sanoo Perjon puskeneeksi,Claims Perjo’s gust struck her,
50Lähtemän lävistäneeksi.Says a branch pierced her.
51Kun sie meiän neiostamme,If you mistreat our maiden,
52Kun sinä pahoin pitelet,If you handle her roughly,
53Sisonen sanovi meille,The sister-in-law will tell us,
54Tulet toiste vierahaksi,You’ll become a stranger,
55Puistat taaria talosta,*Shake riches from the house,
56Vesikappa kannetahan,A water pail is carried out,*
57Puistat heiniä hevolle,Shake hay for your horse,
58Tähkätukku tungetahan.A fistful of grain tossed.
59Hevosesi hirtettähänYour horse will be hanged,
60Appesi kujan lakehenYour father-in-law in the ditch,
61Omillasi ohjollasi,With your own reins,
62Itse päälle pieksetähänYou’ll beat yourself,
63Omillasi ruoskillasi.With your own whip.
64Vaan kun meiän neioistamme,But if you treat our maiden well,
65Vaan kun sie hyvin pitelet,If you handle her gently,
66Tulet toiste vierahaksi,You’ll become a stranger,
67Puistat taaria talosta,Shake riches from the house,
68Olutkappa kannetahan,A beer bucket is carried out,
69Puistat heiniä hevolle,Shake hay for your horse,
70Kaurakappa kannetahan.An oats bucket is brought.
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-019351 · Read at SKS ↗
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