Nyt me rupen runoix

SKVR VI1 516·Joroinen·1816·Collector: Gottlund, K. A.

In the SKVR edition: Joroinen. Gottlund n. 101. - 25/1 1816. Kaitais. Lauri Nissinen.

SKVR textEnglish

1Nyt me rupen runoix,Now we begin with runes,

2Lähen lem̄en laulajaxi.I proceed as a singer.

3Laulaisim̄a, taitaisim̄a,I would sing, I would skillfully perform,

4Kuin olutta tuotaisin.as if ale were brought forth.

5Kuin ei tuotane olutta,If ale were not brought,

6Kiärin virtäin kärälle,to the edge of swirling streams,

7Sykkyrälle syylättälä.to the deep, shadowy pool.

8Laulam̄e mine kotona,I sing at home,

9Van ej julkia kylissä;but do not proclaim in villages;

10Kylen najset nauranovat,the village women laugh,

11Piat pilkana pitävät,the young ones hold it in scorn,

12Kuin ma rupein runoix,when I began with runes,

13Lähen läm̄en laulaiaxi.I set out as a singer.

14Ostin pa mine orini,I bought my stallion indeed,

15Jong on lampi lautaisella,which stands by the planked lake,

16Sälve väsi sälke luula,[lit.] The whitefish tired, the roach split, cast—

17Lähä länkihin välissä,Go between the meadows,

18Josta vellhot vette juovat,where spirits drink the waters,

19Tuli kulkut kumpuavat.where fire's embers rise.

20Lähäm̄e laulam̄a,Let us go to sing,

21Laulan pielexet pihalleI sing the edges to the yard.

etc.

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.

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