Läksin suollen sotkullein

SKVR XIII1 70·Rautu·1890·Collector: Neovius, A. D.

In the SKVR edition: Rautu. Neovius 827. 3/7 90. Katri Pekkanen. Synt. v. 1815.

SKVR textEnglish

1Läksin suollen sotkullein,I went to the swamp, to the muddy place,

2leviöille letkuillein;to the wide meadows, to the winding streams;

3löysin suolta mättähäisen,I found a hummocky spot in the swamp,

4mättähäisestä kovasin.from the hummocks, I made it firm.

5Kuin mie kolkutin kovaista,When I knocked on the hard thing,

6rämähytin räystäspuuta,I clattered the eaves-board,

7tuolta neitone sirahti.from there the maiden slipped forth.

8"Mitä sie itket neitojain?""Why do you weep, maiden among maidens?"

9"Itken pientä vellojain,"I weep for my little brother,

10vello vietiin pieneen sottaan,my brother was taken to a small war,

11ison polven korkuvenna,as tall as a great knee's height,

12emon värttänän pitunen."the length of mother's spindle."

13"Älä itke, neito parka,"Don’t weep, poor maiden,

14tuolta velloïs tulloopi,from there your brother will return,

15saksa saapa'at jalassa,German boots on his feet,

16viien ruplan viitta päällä,a five-ruble cloak upon him,

17kahen ruplan kaulavaate,a two-ruble neckerchief,

18ruplan rukkaset keääessä."a ruble’s mittens on his hands."

19"Mitä tuopi tuomiseksi?""What will he bring as a gift?"

20"Hanhon tuopi tuomiseksi.""He’ll bring a gander as a gift."

21Mihi mie poaan hanhosein?"Where shall I put the gander?"

22Tien tarhan tanterella.On the yard of the road’s enclosure.

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.
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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