Tuuti, tuuti tuomenkukka

SKVR XIII2 5213·Rautu·1935·Collector: Laiho, Lauri

In the SKVR edition: Rautu, Keripata. Laiho, L. 1580. 35. Palake Ahola, 70 v.

SKVR textEnglish

Lapsille:

1Tuuti, tuuti tuomenkukka,Hush, hush, bird cherry flower,

2Ei se tiijä eukkorukka,The old crone does not know,

3Mikä tulloo tuuvitusta,What comes from propping up,

4Mikä kasvaa kannetusta;What grows from bearing burdens;

5Tullookos emollen turvaWill support come to the mothers,

6Vai tulloo suvulle surjo,Or will sorrow come to the kin,

7Suvun surjo, heimon herja,The clan's grief, the tribe's curse,

8Peäpolku hyvän emmoon,The main path to the good mother,

9Vatsahauvve vanhemman.The womb-grave of the elder.

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.