An̄a kumpu kukkasias

SKVR VI2 5034·Juva·1816·Collector: Gottlund, K. A.

In the SKVR edition: Juva. Gottlund n. 402. --12/2 1816. Kiiskilänniemi. Paavo Kiiskinen l. Köppö.

SKVR textEnglish

Lin̄un rihmaisesta.

1An̄a kumpu kukkasias,Give, mound, your flowers,

2Messe mieli lintujas,Forest, heart of birds,

3Sipiäs, sulkias,Wings, feathers,

4Ettej mies käuessä väsyis,So the man won’t tire walking,

5Hiki hihtein tulisi.Nor sweat arise from chasing.

6Maria on meten ämente,Maria is honey’s mistress,

7Piata on meten miniä,Piata, honey’s bride,

8Mielu mässä, nuoru notku,Desire feasts, youth sways,

9Minun pyytö päivinä!In my days of seeking!

10Kuin ei liene tälle maale,If none exist in this land,

11Tuokos malta toiseltain,Bring from another realm,

12Vetyspa vesinkin tako,Strike even the water’s edge,

13Yli pyytein yhexen,Over one set of traps,

14Läpi kuatajan kahexan,Through two cuckoo’s calls,

15Pyytö puolen kym̄enette,Seek half the tenth,

16Viestä pitäjästä,From the parish’s message,

17Kuesta kirko kun̄asta,The church’s guardianship,

18Läpi kaupunin kahexan.Through two towns,

19Sinijalka siperoita,Blue-legged northern ones,

20Puna jalka puiperoita,Red-legged forest ones,

21Tule minun pyyxeinCome to my traps,

22Muihin pyyxin sivutek,Beside others’ snares,

23Muihen ansoin alatek,Beneath others’ gins,

24Minun pyytö päivine:In my days of seeking:

25Mielu mehte, kostu korpi!Forest, answer! Wilderness, repay!

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.

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