Tul', tul', Tuomas kulta
In the SKVR edition: Marttila. Hildén A. 6. 91.
SKVR textEnglish
1Tul', tul', Tuomas kulta,Come, come, Thomas dear,
2Tuo, joulu, tullesas'Bring, Christmas, when you arrive,
3Olkilyhre seljesäs'A straw lantern/decoration on your back,
4Oluttynneri kainalosas'A beer barrel under your arm,
5Viinapikari pivosas'.A liquor goblet in your hand.
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-042282 · Read at SKS ↗
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