Neitsyt Maaria emońi
In the SKVR edition: Kylänniemi. Inha n. 144. 94. Martta Remsujeff.
SKVR textEnglish
1Neitsyt Maaria emońi,Virgin Mary, my mother,
2Rakas äiti armollińi,Beloved mother, merciful one,
3Mie (on) lasen lehmiäni,I (am) releasing my cows,
4Sie (on) kyte koirias(i),You (are) guarding the dogs,
5Rautakahlehih rakenna!Forge iron chains!
6Ohtoni, metsän omena,My bear, forest's apple,
7Mesikämmen källeröińi,Honey-pawed, my rocky one,
8Tekkämme sula sovinto,Let our deeds melt into accord,
9Kesärauhat rapsakkammeOur rustling summer fields,
10Kesän tullen, suon sulaten,As summer comes, swamps thawing,
11Lätäkköjen lämmitessä!While puddles warm!
12Kuulet kellon soittamassa,You hear the bell ringing,
13Ruotsin rauan roikkamassa,Swedish iron hanging,
14Kyte kynnet karvohoisi,Press claws into fur,
15Hampahat ikenihisi,Teeth into your gums,
16Mätä pääsi mättähä(se),Rot your head into a hummock,
17Tunke turpasi kulohoh,Shove your snout in a crack,
18Anna rauha roavahille,Grant peace to diggers,
19Sontareisillä sovinto!Accord for dung-legged ones!
20Panen koivusen korennonI place a birch charm
21Hampahista hampahihin,From tooth to tooth,
22Leukaluista leukaluihin,From jawbone to jawbone,
23Jottei leviäis' leukaluus',Lest the jawbone spread,
24Eikä hajoais' hampahas'.Nor teeth shatter.
25Kuin katšoit katollisessa,As you watched under roofs,
26Niin katšo katottomassa;Now watch in the roofless;
27Kuin hoiit huonehessa,As you tended indoors,
28Niin on hoia honkikossa!So tend in the pine grove!
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.
- The editors’ notes, and the marks in the verses that point to them, are left out; they can be read at SKS.
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-003874 · Read at SKS ↗
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