Annikki, Turusen neito
In the SKVR edition: Suojärvi. Eur. H, n. 42. -45.
SKVR textEnglish
1Annikki, Turusen neito,Annikki, maiden of Turku,
2Istu kivisillan päässä,Sat at the stone bridge's end,
3Sekä istu, jotta itki;And sat there, weeping;
4Vuotti miestä mielellistä,Waited for a man of her heart,
5Sulhasta sulosanaista.A sweet-spoken suitor.
6Mies merestä näyttelekse,A man shows himself from the sea,
7Aalloille ylenteleksen,Rises upon the waves,
8Rauta päänä, rautasuuna,Iron as head, iron as mouth,
9Rauta hattu hartehilla,Iron hat upon his shoulders,
10Rauta kintahat kä'essä,Iron gloves on his hands,
11Rauta kihlat kukkarossa.Iron betrothal tokens in his purse.
12"Tules, Annikki, minulle!""Come, Annikki, to me!"
13"En tule minä sinulle,"I will not come to you,
14Ei oo suotu, ei oo luotu,It is not fated, not destined,
15Ei oo emon tuuittanna,Nor has my mother consented,
16Vanhempainen vaaputtannaNor my parent permitted,
17Rautamiehelle minua."To an iron man to give me."
18Annikki, Turusen neiti,Annikki, Turku's maiden,
19Istu kivisillan päässäSat at the stone bridge's end,
20Sekä istu, jotta itki;And sat there, weeping;
21Vuotti miestä mielellistä,Waited for a man of her heart,
22Sulhasta sulosanaista.A sweet-spoken suitor.
23Mies merestä näyttelekse,A man shows himself from the sea,
24Aalloille ylenteleksen,Rises upon the waves,
25Vaski päänä, vaski suuna,Copper as head, copper as mouth,
26Vaski hattu hartehilla,Copper hat upon his shoulders,
27Vaski kintahat kä'essä,Copper gloves on his hands,
28Vaski kihlat kukkarossa.Copper betrothal tokens in his purse.
29"Tules, Annikki, minulle!""Come, Annikki, to me!"
30"En tule minä sinulle,"I will not come to you,
31Ei oo suotu, ei oo luotu,It is not fated, not destined,
32Ei oo emo tuuittanna,Nor has mother consented,
33Vanhempainen vaaputtannaNor my parent permitted,
34Vaskimie helle minua."To a copper man to give me."
35Annikki, Turusen neiti,Annikki, Turku's maiden,
36Istu kivisillan päässä,Sat at the stone bridge's end,
37Sekä istu, jotta itki;And sat there, weeping;
38Vuotti miestä mielellistä,Waited for a man of her heart,
39Sulhasta sulosanaista.A sweet-spoken suitor.
40Mies merestä näyttelekse,A man shows himself from the sea,
41Aalloille ylenteleksen,Rises upon the waves,
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43Kulta päänä etc.Gold as head, [and so on],
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45Leipä päänä etc.Bread as head, [and so on],
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47"Jo tulen minä sinulle,"Now I will come to you,
48Jo on suotu, jo on luotu,Now it is fated, now destined,
49Jo on emo tuuittanna,Now mother has consented,
50Vanhempainen vaaputtannaNor my parent permitted,
51Leipämiehelle minua."To a bread man to give me."
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-031771 · Read at SKS ↗
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