Tule tuolta Turkin maasta

SKVR VII5 loitsut 3554·Nurmes·1885·Collector: Krohn, Kaarle

In the SKVR edition: Nurmes. Krohn n. 9143. -85. Varpasen kylä. Matti Herranen l. Kettu, 52 v.

SKVR textEnglish

Jänis.

1Tule tuolta Turkin maasta,Come from that land of Turkey,

2Lapin maasta laukeesta,From Lapland's open expanse,

3Vienosta Venäjän maastaFrom Viena of Russia's land,

4Yli kuuen kirkkokunnan,Over six church parishes,

5Yli kappelin kaheksanOver eight chapels,

6Minun miehen pyyökseen!To hunt down my man!

7Hiihätä miestä hihasta,Drive the man by his sleeve,

8Takin helmasta taluta,Lead him by his coat's hem,

9Saata tuolle saarekselle,Take him to that island,

10Tuolle kummulle kuleta,To that hill bring him,

11Jotta saalis saatasiin,So the catch is secured,

12Rahan toimi tuotasiin,The money's work is done,

13Jott' ei kukkaro kulusi,So the purse won't wear thin,

14Rahan kanta katkiisi.Nor money's base rupture.

15Anna juosta Junnin viljan,Let Junnin's grain run free,

16Herran viljan viiletelläThe Lord's grain to cool,

17Tuota kultaista kujoo,Along that golden path,

18Hopejaista tietä myöte,The silver road along,

19Jonka turpa tulta iski,Whose mouth struck flames,

20Kipunoita kiuskotteli.Teasing with sparks.

21Kun lie laiska juoksemaan,If he's lazy to run,

22Sitä virkuta vitalla;Whip him with a rod;

23Kuka tieltä mänöö,Whoever leaves the path,

24Tielle korvista kohenna,By ears back to path haul,

25Ken tiellä seisonnoo,Who stands on the road,

26Sitä suitilla sukase,Sweep them with lashes,

27Ken polulla lie,Who lingers on the track,

28Sitä polville pokauta.Force them to their knees.

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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