Tšuudi, tšuudi lasta
In the SKVR edition: Impilahti. Salminen V, n:rot 2797, 2798. -11.
SKVR textEnglish
a.
1Tšuudi, tšuudi lastaGrant, grant the child
2Pienen kukkaron eestä;For the small purse's sake;
3Kuin ei anneta kukkaroa,If the purse is not given,
4Saapi t'uudu seistä.One must be content to stand.
b.
5Tšuudi, tšuudi lastaniGrant, grant my child
6Kahvikupin eestä;For the coffee cup's sake;
7Kuin ei anneta kahvikuppii,If the coffee cup is not given,
8Saa se t'uudu seistä.It must be content to stand.
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.
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-034223 · Read at SKS ↗
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