Voi milma poloista poikaa
In the SKVR edition: Akonlahden r. a. Europæus K, n. 120. 45.
SKVR textEnglish
1Voi milma poloista poikaa,Alas, the wretched orphan boy,
2Voi poikaa polon alaista,Alas, the boy under misery's yoke,
3Iso jätti iljenelle,Father left him to desolation,
4Äiti jäälle paljahalle.Mother left him on bare ice.
5Te'enkö tuulehen tupani,Shall I build my hut in the wind,
6Vetehenkö saunan veistän?Carve a sauna in the water?
7Vienevi vesi peräti,The water would sweep it all away,
8Tuli tuiki polttanevi.Fire would burn it to ashes.
9Kauan on maammo maassa maannut,Long has the earth-mother lain in the ground,
10Nukkununna nurmen alla,Slept beneath the turf,
11Kasvo haavat hampahilta,Sores grew from her teeth,
12Lepät suuret leukaluilta,Great alders from her jawbones,
13Isot kolvet konkervosta,Large lumps from her gums,
14Lakkapäät petäjät päästä.Topped pines from her skull.
15Tule tänne tarvitessaCome here when needed,
16Pojan ainoan avux,For the only son's aid,
17Työlle tarpehelliselle,For the laborious need,
18Ai'alla tulettomalla,To the fireless field,
19Avuxeni armoxeni.My help, my mercy.
20Tuos on mettä tuolta maalta,There is honey from that land,
21Kannas mettä kappasella,A measured vessel of honey,
22Pahoille parantimiksi,For healing the wicked,
23Kipeille voitimiksi,For salving the pained,
24Tule, pese peiposesi,Come, wash your cheeks,
25Puhastele pulmosesiPurify your afflictions,
26Syämeltä kivuttomaxi,From the heart, painless,
27Päältä tuntumattomaxi,From above, unfelt,
28Alta nuurumattomaxi!From below, unbruised!
29Oi Ukko ylijumala,O Ukko, supreme god,
30Vaari suuri taivahinen,Great celestial elder,
31Istu ilman vempelellä.You sit on the sky's arch,
32Ilman kaarella kajotti,The sky's bow resounded,
33Se oli pilvien pitäjä,It was the clouds' keeper,
34Hattaroien hallitsija,The mists' ruler,
35Tule tänne tarvitessa,Come here when needed,
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37Tuos on mettä tälle maalle,There is honey for this land,
38Ylisestä taivosesta,From the high heavens,
399:stä veljistäsi,From your brothers,
4010:stä minjistäsi,From your sisters-in-law,
41Pahoille parantimixi,For healing the wicked,
42Kipehille voitimixi!For salving the pained!
43Tule, pese peiposesi!Come, wash your cheeks!
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45Neitsyt Maaria emonen,Virgin Mary, mother,
46Rakas äiti armollinen,Beloved merciful mother,
47Tule tänne tarvitessa,Come here when needed,
48Työlle tarpehelliselle!For the laborious need!
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509:stä minjistäsi,From your sisters-in-law,
5110:stä veljistäsi!From your brothers!
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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 editors’ signs inside the verses ([ ], ⌈ ⌉, *, [!], [?]) are left out, as in the poem reader; the letters they enclose are kept.
- 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-002844 · Read at SKS ↗
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