Tule tuutuu, unonen

SKVR XIII2 5463·Sakkola·1887·Collector: Neovius, A. D.

In the SKVR edition: Sakkola, Kirkonkylä. Neovius 77. 28/9 87. Anni Sipiläinen. Synt. v. 1834.

SKVR textEnglish

Laps[en] virsi.

1Tule tuutuu, unonen,Come, lullaby-sleep,

2käy, unonen, kätkyeeneenter, little sleep, into the cradle,

3lasta pientä peittämääne,to cover the small child,

4vakahaista vaalimaane!to guard the serene one!

5Uni ulkonta kyssyypi,Sleep asks from outside,

6läpi salvamen sanoopi:through the lock it calls:

7onko lasta kätkyessä,"Is the child in the cradle,

8pientä peittien sisässä?the little one under covers?"

9Tule uni-ukko tänne,Come here, Sleep-Old-Man,

10syötä lapsi, juota lapsi,feed the child, quench the child,

11poa lapsi makk(o)aamaane,lay the child to rest,

12sio lapsen silmät kiini,bind the child's eyes shut,

13kuro lapsen kulmat kiini,draw the child's brows closed,

14kuro korvaset keralla,pull the ears together,

15sio silkki-nauhoilla,tie with silk ribbons,

16kuro kulta-renkahilla!fasten with golden rings!

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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