Mato mušta, muan alańi
In the SKVR edition: Kivijärvi. Marttińi n. 916. 10. Ontrein vaimo.
SKVR textEnglish
Madon purema paranee,
kun haavaa painellaan ja luetaan "mavon synti":
1Mato mušta, muan alańi,Black worm, beneath the earth,
2Toukka tuonen karval'l'ińi,Grub of Death’s furry kin,
3Läpi mättähän mäńijä,You who crawled through the knoll,
4Puun juuren pujottel'ija!Threader of tree roots!
5Miksiš noššit ńokkoasi,Why did you raise your snout,
6Miksiš l'iikutit l'ihuasiWhy writhe your flesh,
7Ylemmäkši heinän juurta?Above the grass’s root?
8Ken käški, ku kuvetti,Who bid you, who shaped you,
9Isosiko vain emosiWas it your sire or dam,
10Vainko valtavanhempasi?Or your primal forebears?
11Meheläińi ilman l'intu,Sky’s swift-winged creature,
12Lennä tuonne, kunne käsken:Fly now where I bid you:
13Mäki mutkin, toińi poikki,Cross knoll and crooked trail,
14Kolmasi vähä vitaha.Third hindrance—linger not!
15Tuo mettä kieleššäsi,Bring honey on your tongue,
16Tuopa kielesi nenäššäAnd tongue-tip in your snout,
17Kipiellä voit'ehekši,As balm for aching wounds,
18Vammoille valevesiksi,As phantom brew for sores,
19Keškeltä kivuttomakši,To purge the central hurt,
20Alta nuurumattomaksi!From depths, lift all suffering!
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-002777 · Read at SKS ↗
Added by RunoVerse: the English translations, the song types, the verse numbers and the links.