Iivana Kojosen poika

SKVR XIII1 405·Sakkola·1848·Collector: Reinholm, H. A.

In the SKVR edition: Sakkola. Reinholm N II 27 a. 48.

SKVR textEnglish

1Iivana Kojosen poika,Ivan, son of Kojo,

2Itse Iivana Kojonen,Ivan Kojo himself,

3Läksi Hapsolta kossiiLeft Hapso to court,

4Hapson nuorinta tytärtä.Hapso's youngest daughter.

5Hapso laittaa mänölle.Hapso readies for the journey.

6"Onko neitoo myötävänä?""Is the maiden coming along?"

7"Ei neitoo surulla myyvä;"The maiden isn’t sold with grief;

8Turull o hevoise kauppa,At the market, horses are traded,

9Tamman kauppa tanhuvalla;Mares at the dance-ground;

10Neitoo myyvän ilollaThe maiden is given with joy

11Ja remulla reuhaissoa,And with clamorous revelry,

12Pillit soivat seinäm päälle,Pipes play on the walls,

13Kalkkalot kujan katolla,Clatter on the alley’s roof,

14Porokellot portim päällä."Cowbells on the gate above."

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.

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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