Tuli vello vierahiks

SKVR XIII1 118·Sakkola·1889·Collector: Neovius, A. D.

In the SKVR edition: Sakkola, Kaarnajoki. Neovius 620. 29/3 89. Helena Pohjolainen, kotoisin Vilakkalasta.

SKVR textEnglish

1Tuli vello vierahiks,Brother came as guests,

2vein vello makkaamaa:I led the brother to rest;

3hävis vellolta hevone.The horse vanished from the brother.

4Mänin metsään etsimääI went to the forest to search,

5kahen kolmen koiran kanssa,with two or three dogs,

6viien kuuen villa-hännän.five or six wool-tailed ones.

7Nousin suurelle kivelle,I climbed onto a large stone,

8korkialle kukkulalle,to a lofty hill,

9kuuntelimmie, keääntelimmie;I listened, I turned;

10kuulin kellon kilkahuksen,I heard a bell's clink,

11porokellon poukahuksen.a reindeer bell's clang.

12Panin kulta suitset suuhu,I placed golden reins in [its] mouth,

13suitset suuhu, päitset peäähä;reins in mouth, headgear on head;

14ajoin rannat raksuttelin,I rode, clattering along shores,

15hiekkapellot helskyttelin;made sandy fields resound;

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17mie nukun makkaamaa.I lay down to sleep.

18Tuli varas varvikosta,A thief came from the thicket,

19otti silkit silmiltäi,took silks from my eyes,

20kultaketjut kulmiltai,gold chains from my brows,

21peäältäi hyvät hopiat.from my head, the fine silvers.

22a. Tuli vello vierahiksi,(Alt.) Brother became guests,

23vein vello makko'aamaane.I led the brother to rest.

24läksin itse etsimääI myself went to search,

25korkiallen kukkulalle.to the highest hill.

26löysin vellolle hevosenI found the brother's horse,

27panin mie kulta suitset suuhuI put golden reins in [its] mouth,

28hopiaiset päitset päähänsilvered headgear on [its] head,

29ajoin mie rannat raksuttelinI rode, clattering along shores,

30mie nukun makkaamaane.I lay down to sleep.

31otti silkit silmiltäini,took silks from my eyes,

32kultaketjut kulmiltaini,gold chains from my brows,

33peäältäin on hyvät hopiat.from my head are the fine silvers.

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.
The edition’s line numbers are replaced by a number on every verse, counted as in the poem reader.
The editors’ notes, and the marks in the verses that point to them, are left out; they can be read at SKS.

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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