Ko miun tuttuin tulisi

SKVR XIII2 3063·Rautu·1934·Collector: Laiho, Lauri

In the SKVR edition: Rautu, Riikola. Laiho, L. 867. 34. Tarja Sorvali, 90 v.

SKVR textEnglish

1Ko miun tuttuin tulisi,If my acquaintances were to come,

2Enne nähtyin näkyisi,Before the seen ones would appear,

3Virstan vastoa mänisin,I would go a virsta's span toward the opposite shore,

4Hopijaiset tiet tekisin,I would make silvered roads,

5Hopiasillat seisattasin.I would erect silver bridges.

6Mie sit kättä käykkäjäisi,Then I would move my hand,

7Vaik ois kärme kämmenpeässä,Even if a snake were in my palm's grasp,

8Mie sit suuta suikkajaisi,Then I would kiss the mouth,

9Vaik ois suu suven veressä.Even if the mouth were in summer's blood.

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.

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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