Tule uni ulkomaalta

SKVR V2 1827·Lempaala·1854·Collector: Ahlqvist, A. E.

In the SKVR edition: Lempaala. Ahlqvist 525. 54.

SKVR textEnglish

1Tule uni ulkomaalta,Come, sleep from foreign lands,

2Torkku toisesta talosta!Drowse from another house!

3Uni ulkonta kysyvi,Sleep asks from outside,

4Unen poika porstuasta:Sleep’s son from the porch:

5"Onko lasta kätkyessä"Is the child in the cradle,

6Minun tupaan tullakseni,When I enter my cottage,

7Kätkyehen käyäkseniTo approach the cradle,

8Pienen peittehen sisähän,Into the small blanket’s fold,

9Vakahaisen vaattehisin?In secure swaddling clothes?

10Sio lapsen silmät kiini,Bind the child’s eyes shut,

11Sio silkki-nauhoillasi,Tie with your silk ribbons,

12Kuro, kuro kulmakarvat,Pull, pull the eyebrows down,

13Kuro kulta-renkahilla!"Pull with golden rings!"

14Nuku, nuku, nurmilintu,Sleep, sleep, meadow bird,

15Nuku nurmelle hyvälle,Sleep on the good meadow,

16Vaivu maalle valkialle,Sink to the white earth,

17Saisin itse maatakseniSo I too may lie down,

18Ja itse levätäkseni,And myself to rest,

19Pienet penkit pestäkseni,To wash the little benches,

20Lattiat la'aistakseni!To sweep the floors clean!"

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.
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.

Added by RunoVerse: the English translations, the song types, the verse numbers and the links.