Kun tuodas tuopil olutta

SKVR VII2 1511·Suistamo·1908·Collector: Salminen, Väinö

In the SKVR edition: Suistamo. Salminen V, n. 1411. -08. Pienisarka. Elessei Valokainen.

SKVR textEnglish

1Kun tuodas tuopil olutta,When a tankard of beer is brought,

2Kuinba tuodais toine kerda,As if brought another time,

3Virttä kelgalla vedäsin,I hauled the song on a sled,

4Sanoja säkillä toisin.Carried words in a sack.

5Ei kulkku kuita juokse,No traveler runs like [this],

6Virsi viinatta helise,The hymn won't ring without wine,

7Kieli keitin piiraisetta.My tongue boiled without pie,

8Siit mie laulan lakkaamatta,Thus I sing ceaselessly,

9Virttä viikotki vetelen,I draw the song for weeks,

10Laulua kauan laskettelen.Let the long song flow forth.

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.