Kuin minun tuttuni tulisi

SKVR XIII2 3065·Sakkola·1854·Collector: Slöör, Kaarlo

In the SKVR edition: Sakkola, Lapinlahti. Slöör III 19. 54.

SKVR textEnglish

1Kuin minun tuttuni tulisi,As if my friend were to come,

2Harvoin nähty näkyisi,The seldom-seen one would appear,

3Tuntisin tutun tulosta,I'd know the friend by their coming,

4Arvajaisin astunnasta.Infer from their footsteps.

5Etähällä on miun omani,Far away is my own,

6Etähällä vierahalla.Far away on a stranger.

7Ku ois tuuli mielellinen,If the wind were willing,

8Ahavainen kielellinen,A sharp-tongued north wind,

9Sanan toisi, toisen veisi,Bring one word, take another,

10Kolmannen lähettelisi.Send a third onward.

11Eihän sinne lintu lennäNo bird flies there

12Sanomata saattamahan.To deliver wordless news.

13Ku olis minulla niinkuin muilla,If I had what others have,

14Niinkuin muilla ihmisillä,Like other people do,

15Ku olis mies mielellinen,If there were a willing man,

16Toveritsa toimellinen,A capable comrade,

17Sulhainen sulosanainenA groom with honeyed words,

18Nauru kanssa maata käyä,To bed with laughter,

19Ilolla ylös herätä.To rise with joy.

20Ei ole minulla niinkuin muilla,I don't have what others have,

21Niinkuin muilla ihmisillä,Like other people do,

22Minulla on aina urri ärriI always have snarling strife,

23Surun kanssa maata käy'ä,To bed with sorrow,

24Itkien ylös herätä.To wake up weeping.

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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