Kun tuotaisiin olutta

SKVR VII2 1518·Ilomantsi·1892·Collector: Andberg, A. F.

In the SKVR edition: Ilomantsi. Andberg A. F, n. 21. -92. Huhus-kylästä. Juhana Puhakka, 78 v. Lapsuudessa opittu.

SKVR textEnglish

Kun tuotaisiin olutta.

1Kun tuotaisiin oluttaIf one were to bring beer

2Pullokana, puolikana,A bottle-hen, a half-hen,

3Toisin virteni tupahan,I’d bring my songs indoors,

4Kantaisin katosten alle.Carry them under the roofs.

5Vaan kun ei tuoa olutta,But since no beer is brought,

6Vien virteni viluhun,I’ll take my songs to the cold,

7Kannan pois katosten alta,Remove them from shelter,

8Kerin virteni kerälle,Heap my songs in a pile,

9Sykkyrälle syyättelen.Toss them into a corner.

10Lauloin ennen lapsempana,I sang when younger,

11Kieltä pieksin pienempänä,Thrashed my tongue as a child,

12Vaan en nyt rahatta laula,But I won’t sing unpaid now,

13Kieltä pieksä penningittä,Beat my tongue for free,

14Suuta kullatta kuluta,Waste a gold-plated mouth,

15Hopeatta helkyttele.Jingle silver in vain.

16Laula, laula, keito kieli,Sing, sing, dear tongue,

17Pakaele, suu pahanen!Scold, wicked mouth!

18Et sä silloin laulakana,You won’t sing then,

19Kun sä vieähän viluhun,When dragged to the cold,

20Paiatahan pakkasehen.Driven into the frost.

21Syöpi matonen senki kielen,A worm eats even that tongue,

22Jok' ei laula polvenansa,That doesn’t sing in its prime,

23Silkuta sinä ikänä.Rust away eternally.

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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