Nouskaamme norolle nuoret

SKVR XIII1 646·Pyhäjärvi Vpl.·1854·Collector: Ahlqvist, A. E.

In the SKVR edition: Pyhäjärvi. Ahlqvist A 99. 54.

SKVR textEnglish

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

2kesäkempit kalliolle,Summer bands to the cliff,

3etsikäämme lehmuslehto,Let us seek the linden grove,

4lehmuslehto ja leviä,The linden grove and the broad one,

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

6lehmus pitkä ja siliä,The tall linden and the smooth one,

7kiskokaamme niini pitkä,Let us haul the long cord,

8niini pitkä ja leviä,The long cord and the sturdy one,

9punokaamme nuora pitkä,Let us plait the long rope,

10nuora pitkä ja noria,The long rope and the deft one,

11millä hylkä hirtetähän,With which the wretch is hanged,

12vaimon poika vangitahanThe wife's son imprisoned,

13tien suuhun, veräjän päähän,At the road's mouth, the gate's head,

14ahon aian kolkkasehen,To the field fence's cranny,

15kusta kulkevi kuningas,Where the king passes,

16vaeltavi linnan vanhin.The castle's eldest roams.

17Kuningas kovin kysyvi,The king fiercely asked,

18linnan vanhin vastajavi:The castle's elder answered:

19"Miks' on hylkä hirtettynä,"Why is the wretch hanged,

20vaimon poika vangittunaThe wife's son imprisoned

21tien suuhun, veräjän päähän,At the road's mouth, the gate's head,

22Ahon aian kolkkasehen?"The field fence's cranny?"

23"Sillä on hylkä hirtettynä,"For the wretch is hanged,

24vaimon poika vangittuna,The wife's son imprisoned,

25kuin makasi nuoren neion,For lying with a young maiden,

26nuoren neion, morsiamen.A young maiden, a bride.

27Neito parka tuomittihinThe poor maid was sentenced

28lohikäärmehen kitahan.To the dragon's jaws.

29Lohikäärme huokajavi,The dragon sighed,

30huokajavi henkäjävi:Sighed and heaved:

31"Nielen miehen miekkoinensa,"I'll swallow men with swords,

32hevoisen satuloinensa,Horses with saddles,

33ennenkuin nielen neittä nuorta,Before swallowing a young maid,

34neito poikia tekevi,A maiden bearing sons,

35laivan seppiä latovi."A ship-smith shaping hulls."

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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