Lauri poika poikulainen

In the SKVR edition: Metsäpirtti, Vaskela. Koskivaara 3. 12. Ikan Tarja.

SKVR textEnglish

1Lauri poika poikulainenLauri, the son of Poikula / Lauri, the wayward son

2liuku soita, liuku maita,Glide over swamps, glide over lands,

3liuku soita liuvuttui,Glided through the sliding swamps,

4liuku liukumattomii.Glide over the unglideable ones.

5Jäi liuska liukumatta,A slab remained unglided,

6aijan kolkka koskematta.Time's edge untouched.

7Siihen seppä seisotai,There the smith was stationed,

8isetäi Ilmarinta.The master Ilmarinen.

9Lauri poika poikulainenLauri, the son of Poikula / Lauri, the wayward son

10pani päiväsen paletta,Placed the sun as a part,

11toisen ahjuo asetti.Set another in the furnace.

12Pan orjat lietsomua,Set slaves to fan flames,

13väkipuolet viäntämiä.Strong teams to turn [the forge].

14Pyysi kullaista kuvaista,Asked for a golden image,

15hopiaista morsianta.A silver bride.

16Saant ei kullaista kuvasta,He got no golden image,

17hopiaista ei morsianta.No silver bride.

18Oro tunkei tulesta,A stallion burst from fire,

19kuletai kultaharja.Brought a golden-maned [steed].

20Korjonen oron perässä,Korjonen behind the stallion,

21neito korjon kolkkasess,A maiden in the basket's corner,

22itse Ivana ohilla.Ivana himself at the reins.

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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