Terve kuu, terve kuningas
In the SKVR edition: Korpiselkä. Relander O, n. 320. -95. Kokkari. Anni Tshikkinen, Iivana Vornasen leski.
SKVR textEnglish
Häävirsi.
Kun sulhasen kotiin tullaan.
1Terve kuu, terve kuningas,Hail moon, hail king,
2Terve, nuori naimakansa,Hail, young bridal party,
3Missäs viivyit viikkokauen!Where did you linger a week-long time!
4Vanhoilta silmät valuuFrom the old, eyes drip tears
5Ikkunoissa istuessa,While sitting at windows,
6Nuorilta jallat kylmääFrom the young, legs grow cold
7Portahilla seisoessa.While standing on the steps.
8Hoi, mutsoi, sisäryöni,Hey, bride, my inner sustainer,
9Polle jalka jallakselle,Don't leave a leg bare-legged,
10Toine viljöi mättähälle.Let the other plant on the stump.
11Nouse korjasta koriena,Rise from the harvest as a heap,
12Rehijästi rein perästä,Vigorously behind the sled shafts,
13Hos on nuori nostajasi,Here is your young lifter,
14Väkevä ylentäjäsi!Your mighty raiser!
15Vuota, kiitän naimakansan,Overflow, I thank the bridal party,
16Kaiken kiitän naimakansan!All of the bridal party I thank!
17Hoi, mutsoi, sisäryöni,Hey, bride, my inner sustainer,
18Pie lusikat luvulla,Tend the spoons by number,
19Astiasi arviolla!Your dishes by measure!
20Saajanainen on syöjänainen.The receiver-woman is the eater-woman.
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.
Permanent address of this poem at SKS: http://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:sks-kvr-033617 · Read at SKS ↗
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