Mie laulan tähän talluon
In the SKVR edition: Sakkola. Ok. I, 11, s. 420. Kirkonmäen kk. 1926. Anna Kiiski, 73 v.
SKVR textEnglish
Pääsiäisliekku.
- - - Liekku oli niin suuri, että siihen sopi yli viisikymmentä henkeä. Liekussa laulettiin ahkerasti, jokainen keksi itse joitakin säkeistöjä, joita lauloivat, esim.:
1Mie laulan tähän talluonI sing into this house
2Tammen keskell' tanhua,In the oak's central yard,
3Tammien leviät lehet,The oak's broad leaves spread,
4Joka oksalle omenan.Each branch bears an apple.
5Mikä tuon talon takana?What is behind that house?
6Tammi on talon takana.An oak is behind the house.
7Mikä tammen latvasessa?What's in the oak's crown?
8Kätkyt on tammen latvasessa.A cradle is in the oak's crown.
9Mikä kätkyen sisässä?What's inside the cradle?
10Hursti o kätkyen sisässä.A hursti is inside the cradle.
11Mikä hurstin hulpilossa?What's in the hursti's nest?
12Kirja o hurstin hulpilossa.A book is in the hursti's nest.
13Mikä kirjan kannen alla?What's under the book's cover?
14Neito o kirjan kannen alla.A maiden is under the book's cover.
15Mitä neito siellä tekkyö?What does the maiden do there?
16Kultakangasta kuttuop,She weaves golden fabric,
17Hopijaista helskytellyöp.Shimmers silver threads.
18Taittui yksi kultalanka,One golden thread snapped,
19Toinen hopialanka.Another silver thread.
20Tuota neito itkemähän.The maiden began to weep.
21"Älä itke, neito parka,"Don't weep, poor maiden,
22Tuolt' siu sulhos tulluop,Your groom comes from afar,
23Tuop siull' uuvet ummiskengät,Bringing you new sealed shoes,
24Muull' perriel mustat kengät."Others wear black shoes at the gate."
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-072013 · Read at SKS ↗
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