Tule veikko vierahiksi

SKVR V3 240·Sakkola·1887·Collector: Neovius, A. D.

In the SKVR edition: Sakkola (Metsäpirtti) Neovius. 836. ? Anni Sipiläinen.

SKVR textEnglish

Lapsia liekuttaessa.

1Tule veikko vierahiksiCome, brother, as a guest

2kahelle kanan munalle,For two hen's eggs,

3kaheksalle kakkaralle,For eight buns,

4yheksälle voi-pytylle,For nine butter-tubs,

5kymmenelle jyrkiälle!For ten jyrkiä-feasts!

6Syötin vellon, juotin vellon,I fed Vello, gave Vello drink,

7panin vellon makkaamaan;I laid Vello to sleep;

8veikolta hepo hävisi.From the brother, the horse vanished.

9Laitoin rengit etsimääne:I sent servants to search:

10renkit etsiit reikä-puita.Servants sought holey trees.

11Laitoin piiat etsimään:I sent maids to search:

12piiat etsiit pirtapuita.Maids sought birch-wood.

13Läksin itse etsimäänI went myself to search

14kolmen koirain keralla,With three dogs,

15viien kuuen villa-hännän:Five-six wool-tailed ones:

16koirat sotkiit suota myöten,Dogs muddied through the swamp,

17mie itse mäkkii myöten.I myself along the hills.

18Mänin suurelle mäelle,I went to a great hill,

19korkialle kukkulalle,To a lofty knoll,

20nousin suurelle kivelle,I climbed a great stone,

21kuuntelim myö, keääntelin myö,We listened, we turned,

22kuulin kellon kilkauksen,I heard a bell's clang,

23porokellon poukauksen,A reindeer bell's thud,

24pappilan papu-ke'olla,On the parsonage's pea-field,

25Olli oli otran närttehille,Olli was on barley stalks,

26herran heinän pielekselle.On the lord's hay's border.

27Panin kulta suitset suuhun,I put golden reins in [its] mouth,

28hopiaiset päitset päähän,Silvery headgear on [its] head.

29ajoin rannan raksuttelin,I drove, clattered along the shore,

30hiekka-rannan herskyttelin,Rustled the sandy shore,

31hiekka silmille siraji,Sand scattered into [my] eyes,

32vesi parskui paialleini.Water splashed onto my legs.

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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