Tuuli suun tukkivuun

SKVR VII5 loitsut 4839·Rautavaara·1885·Collector: Krohn, Kaarle

In the SKVR edition: Rautav. Krohn n. 10373. -85. Alakeyretti, Honka-aho. Antti Korkolainen.

SKVR textEnglish

Koiran lumonta.

1Tuuli suun tukkivuun,Wind, block the mouth,

2Ahava ahistavuun.Cold wind, bring oppression,

3Veä sulku suun eteen,Draw the bolt before the mouth,

4Kapula kielen kantimiin.A peg into the tongue's roots,

5Otan isäni tulisen turkin turvakseni,I take my father's fiery coat as my shield,

6Äitini verisen paian varjokseni,My mother's bloody shirt as my shelter,

7Tahon talossa salasin käyä,I wish to walk hidden in the house,

8Jotta ei koirat minua haukuSo dogs won't bark at me,

9Ja vaimot kaikki vaipumaanAnd wives all to faint,

10Ja lapset kaikki itkemästä.Children all to cease crying,

11Eikä muita yläälläLet there be none above

12Kuin vanha ukko, paikka nuttuExcept the old man, a worn seat,

13Ja vaimo vanha Väinämöinen.And old wife Väinämöinen.

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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