Virpoin, varpoin
In the SKVR edition: Jaakkima. Europaeus, Ch. 181. 55.
SKVR textEnglish
Virpominen palmusunnuntaina.
1Virpoin, varpoin,I flourish, I sprout,
2Tuoreeks' terveeks',Into freshness, into health,
3Rikkaaks rakkaaks,Into wealth, into love,
4Vanhaks vakkaaks.Into aged abundance.
5Me virvon viisahaaks,I enliven [us] into scythes,
6Taputtelen taitavaks!I mold [us] into skillfulness!
7Ottelen oluven päälen,I reach over the ale,
8Rahan päälen rapsuttelen.I rub upon the coins.
9Näin me tänne tullessain,Thus we, coming here,
10Kekoja kiräpäitä,Saw stacks of dappled sheaves,
11Tasapäitä aartehiitä.Even-headed treasures.
12Riiheltänne rikkaaks,From your barn, into wealth,
13Aitaltanne autuaaks,From your granary, into bliss,
14Kujaltanne kuuluisaks;From your lane, into fame;
15Lehmältänne voiliseks,From your cow, buttery,
16Lampaaltanne villa kopra,From your sheep, wool clumps,
17Kanastanne munainen,From your hen, egg-laden,
18Taikinastanne piirainen,From your dough, a pie,
19Vuodeks vappaaks,For the bed, freedom,
20Neteliksi velkopääksi,Into nettles, big-headed,
21Sinullen vitsa,For you, a switch,
22Minullen kakkara!For me, a sweet bun!
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.
Permanent address of this poem at SKS: http://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:sks-kvr-081847 · Read at SKS ↗
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