Nouskaamme norolle nuoret

SKVR XIII1 632·Rautu·1854·Collector: Ahlqvist, A. E.

In the SKVR edition: Rautu. Ahlqvist A 359. 54.

Song types: Lohikäärme ja neito, Sodan kuvaus

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1Nouskaamme norolle nuoret,Let us rise to the hill, young ones,

2kesäkempit kalliolle,Summer bands to the cliff,

3punokaamme nuora pitkä,Let us plait a long rope,

4nuora pitkä ja siliä,A long and smooth rope,

5leikatkaamme lehmus pitkä,Let us cut a tall linden,

6lehmus pitkä ja leviä,A tall and spreading linden,

7millä hylkä hirtetähän,With which the outcast is hanged,

8vaimon poika vangitahanThe wife's son is bound,

9tien suuhun, veräjän päähän,At the road's mouth, the gate's head,

10ahon aian kolkkasehen,Into the nook of the field's fence,

11jossa kulkevi kuningas,Where the king travels,

12vaeltavi linnan vanhin.The castle's elder wanders.

13Kuningas kovin kysyvi,The king sternly asked,

14linnan vanhin vaikuttavi:The castle's elder declared:

15"Minkätähen tää siottu,"Why is this one tied,

16vaimon poika vankieltuThe wife's son imprisoned

17tien suuhun, veräjän päähän? j.n.e.At the road's mouth, the gate's head?" etc.

18"Sen on tähen se siottu,"It is bound for this reason:

19miks' makaisi nuoren neion,Because he lay with a young maiden,

20nuoren neion, morsiamen."A young maiden, a bride."

21Neito parka tuomittihinThe poor maiden was condemned

22lohikäärmehen kitahan.To the dragon's jaws.

23Lohikäärme huokaseepi,The dragon sighs,

24huokaseepi, henkäseepi:Sighs, heaves breath:

25"En mie niele neittä nuorta,"I will not swallow the young maiden,

26neittä nuorta, morsianta,The young maiden, the bride,

27neito poikia tekevi,The maiden bears sons,

28laivan seppiä latoviPrepares ship-smiths,

29tuohon suurehen sotahan,For that great war,

30tasa Martin tappeluhun;For Martin's battle;

31nielen miehen miekkoinensa,I'll swallow a man with his swords,

32hevosen satuloinensa,A horse with its saddles,

33papin seurakuntinensa,A priest with his congregation,

34lukkarin perehinensä,A sexton with his household,

35ennenkun nielen neion nuoren,Before I swallow the young maiden,

36neion nuoren, morsiamen,The young maiden, the bride,

37neito poikia tekevi,The maiden bears sons,

38laivan seppiä latovi,Prepares ship-smiths,

39tuohon suureen sotaan j.n.e.For that great war, etc.

40joss' on päätä kuin mätästä,Where heads are like stumps,

41on hiusta kun kuloa."Hair like chaff."

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.

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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-072146 · Read at SKS ↗

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