Itköv mut̮t̮ońe met̮t̮äzeššä
In the SKVR edition: Tolmatšu. Alava n. 4. - 95. Vaśśa Kirilova.
SKVR textEnglish
1Itköv mut̮t̮ońe met̮t̮äzeššä.The orphan weeps in the forest.
2kajurdelov kanġazmailla,With a seagull's cry on the heaths,
3heijurdelov heińäteiššä.With the rustle of hay in the meadows.
4Pėädyi tuatto kuulemašša.The father came to listen.
5Midä tytär parga it'et?"What, poor daughter, do you weep?"
6Eigo buatko(s) obiidinnu?"Has your son not wronged you?"
7Et arvann, tuattozen;"You didn't guess, father;"
8buatko ku oma tuatto."Your son, like your own father."
9Itköv mut̮t̮ońe met̮t̮äzeššä,The orphan weeps in the forest,
10kajurdelov kanġazmailla.With a seagull's cry on the heaths.
11heijurdelov heińäteiššä.With the rustle of hay in the meadows.
12Pėädy muamo kuulemašša.The mother came to listen.
13Midä tytär it'et?"What, daughter, do you weep?"
14Eigo muatko ob'iidinnun?"Has your mother not wronged you?"
15Et arvannun, muamozen;"You didn't guess, mother;"
16muatko ku oma muamo."Your mother, like your own mother."
17Itköv mut̮t̮ońe met̮t̮äzeššä,The orphan weeps in the forest,
18kajurdelov kanġazmailla,With a seagull's cry on the heaths,
19hejurdelov heińäteiššä.With the rustle of hay in the meadows.
20Pėady vel'l'i kuulemašša.The brother came to listen.
21Midä, tšikkon, it'et?"What, little one, do you weep?"
22Eigo kydy ob'iidinuu?"Has your village not wronged you?"
23Et arvann vel'l'izein;"You didn't guess, brother;"
24Kydy kun oma vel'l'i."Your village, like your own brother."
25Itköv mut̮t̮ońe met̮t̮äzeššä,The orphan weeps in the forest,
26kajurdelov kanġazmailla,With a seagull's cry on the heaths,
27hejurdelov heińäteiššä.With the rustle of hay in the meadows.
28Pėädyv minja kuulomašša.The sister-in-law came to listen.
29Midä, nadozen, it'et'?"What, kinswoman, do you weep?"
30Eigo ukkoz ob'iid'innun?"Has thunder/husband not wronged you?"
31Arvaat arvaat, minjäzen."Guess, guess, sister-in-law;"
32Kartaan piäššä kargautteli.Leaped at the yard's edge,
33šoimen piäššä šoiverdeli,Twirled at Soimen's edge,
34pit'illä vit̮oilla vinġutteli.Twanged long arrows,
35("Kaikk("All...
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-006697 · Read at SKS ↗
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