Lenti kokko halki korven

SKVR XIII2 3829·Kurkijoki·1933·Collector: Laiho, Lauri

In the SKVR edition: Kurkijoki, Rummunsuo. Laiho, L. 3. 33. Liisa Korpelainen, 77 v.

SKVR textEnglish

Lähtölaulu morsiamelle:

1Lenti kokko halki korven,The eagle flew through the ancient forest,

2sammakko salon lävihte,the frog through the thick grove's path,

3suostutteli meiltä sorsan.coaxed the duck away from us,

4maanitteli meiltä marjan.enticed the berry from our grasp.

5Kuka meijät vielle viepi,Who will still lead us away,

6kuka juohattaa jovelle?who will drive us to the river?

7Saavat soavit seistaksie,The spirits may stand firm,

8korennat kolataksie,the goblins may roam,

9pinttyyt pikarin korvat,the goblet's handles harden,

10soavin korvat tummenuot.the spirits' ears grow dark.

11Ku sie mänet toisee talluo,When you go to another home,

12älä lapsia lakaise;do not sweep the children aside;

13nosta lapset loavitsalle,lift the children to the bench,

14anna leipeä kätehen,put bread into their hands,

15voija voita leivän peälle!spread butter upon the bread!

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.

Added by RunoVerse: the English translations, the song types, the verse numbers and the links.