Nukuta, Jumala, lasta
In the SKVR edition: Ilomantsi, Salminen V, n. 2836. -13. Melaselkä. Iro Ahponen, n. 82 v.
SKVR textEnglish
1Nukuta, Jumala, lasta,Put to sleep, God, the child,
2Makahuta, Maariainen,Lie down, Little Mary,
3Turvaksenip on tuuvittele,To my safety, lull,
4Varoikseni voaputtele,For my protection, rock,
5Kyntäjiksi, kylväjiksi,As plowers, as sowers,
6Mussan mullan murtajiksi,As breakers of black soil,
7Vanhan päivän varaksi.For the sake of the old day.
8T'ūti, t'ūti lasta,Hush, hush the child,
9T'ūti pikkaraista.Hush the tiny one.
Muissuttelen, solkenah ei tule sieltä.
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-034309 · Read at SKS ↗
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