Nyt likehel on siul liitto

SKVR XIII2 3516·Metsäpirtti·1935·Collector: Laiho, Lauri

In the SKVR edition: Metsäpirtti, Lapanainen. Laiho 1765. 35. Matti Susi, 71 v.

SKVR textEnglish

Morsiamelle:

1Nyt likehel on siul liitto,Now near is your bond,

2Lähel on siul lähtö,Near is your departure,

3Jo on jalka kenkitetty,The foot is already shod,

4Toista kenkitettänee,The other may need to be shod,

5Lik on lieska kiukuvoa,Near is the stove's flame,

6Lik on reppänä lakkii,Near is the tattered hat,

7Likempän on siul liitto,Closer is your bond,

8Lähempän on siul lähtö.Nearer is your departure.

9Nyt ku muutat moisiois,Now when you move to new manors,

10Vaihat vainiosiijjais,Exchange your fields,

11Keännyt kärsän kantajaks,Bent as a yoke-bearer,

12Kolme hyvveä jäi kottii:Three goods remain at home:

13Lämmin leipä, rieska maito,Warm bread, curdled milk,

14Päivän ielline unone,The day's leftover sleep,

15Varahaine murkinaine.The early morning snack.

16Nii on nyt nykyne aikaThus is the present time

17Kui pimiä pilven laita,Like a cloud's dark edge,

18Ku olit ison koton,When you were in the great house,

19Käit sie kukkan kujal,You walked the flower path,

20Kajavan kaivotiel.On the squirrel's well-path.

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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