Annukka Turusen tyttö
In the SKVR edition: Rautu. Slöör I 6. 54.
SKVR textEnglish
1Annukka Turusen tyttöAnnukka, daughter of Turunen
2Istui saaren sillan päässä,She sat at the island bridge's end,
3Vuoron itki, vuoron nakro,Alternately wept, alternately sobbed,
4Vuoron päätään panel,Alternately bowed her head,
5Sykeröä synnytteli,Produced tearful sobs,
6Vuottel miestä mielellistä,Longed for a pleasant man,
7Mielellistä, kielellistä.Pleasant and eloquent.
8Mies merestä näytteleiA man appeared from the sea,
9Tinasuuna, tinapäänä,Tin-snouted, tin-headed,
10Tina kaikkena kaluna.Tin as his entire form.
11Kysytteli, on lausutteli:He asked and spoke:
12"Tulet sie, neitonen, miulle?"Will you come, maiden, to me?
13"En tule minä siulle."I will not come to you."
14"Tulet sie, neito, vellollein?""Will you come, maiden, as my wife?"
15"Mikä mies on vellueis?""What man is the suitor?"
16"Kyttämies on velluein.""The suitor is a watchman."
17"En tule minä kytälle,"I won't come to a watchman,
18Kyttä haisoo havuille,A watchman reeks of pine,
19Katajoille kartuaa."To be shunned like junipers."
20Annukka Turusen tyttö etc.Annukka, daughter of Turunen, etc.
21Mies merestä näyttelööA man appeared from the sea,
22Vasksuuna, vaskpäänä,Copper-snouted, copper-headed,
23Vaski kaikkena kaluna.Copper as his entire form.
24Kysytteli, lausutteli:He asked and spoke:
25"Tulet sie, neito, vellollein?""Will you come, maiden, as my wife?"
26"Mikä mies on vellueis?""What man is the suitor?"
27"Seppämies on velluein.""The suitor is a blacksmith."
28"En tule mie sepälle,"I won't come to a smith,
29Sepäll' on sysinen paita,A smith has a sooty shirt,
30Paljo paitoi pittää;Many shirts he needs;
31Koittelenhan viel kotona olla,I'll try to stay home yet,
32Istun ison tuvassa."Sitting in the great house."
33Annukka Turusen tyttö etc.Annukka, daughter of Turunen, etc.
34Mies merestä näytteleepiA man appeared from the sea,
35Kultasuuna, kultapäänä,Gold-snouted, gold-headed,
36Kulta kaikkena kaluna.Gold as his entire form.
37Kysyttel, lausuttel:He asked and spoke:
38"Tulet sie, neito, vellollein?""Will you come, maiden, as my wife?"
39"Mikä mies on vellueis?""What man is the suitor?"
40Varas on varsin vellulein.""The suitor is a thief indeed."
41"Lähen, lähen varkahalle,"I'll go, I'll go to the thief,
42Varkahall' on valmis paita,A thief has a ready shirt,
43Valmis paita, valmis vaate,Ready shirt, ready clothes,
44Valmis kaakku kainalossa,A ready cake under his arm,
45Huol' ei etsii evästä,No need to seek provisions,
46Varustella vaattehii.To prepare clothing.
47Jos vaan joudun juoksemaanIf I must run away,
48Niin kaakku kaunis kainalossaThen the lovely cake underarm
49Sekä on syötävää sylissä,And food in my lap,
50Siitt on helppo hengellein."From there, survival is easy."
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.
Permanent address of this poem at SKS: http://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:sks-kvr-072330 · Read at SKS ↗
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