Olin orjana Viroissa

SKVR III1 10·Narvusi·1853·Collector: Europaeus, D. E. D.

In the SKVR edition: [Narvusi]. D. E. D. Europæus. Fol. III 3. n.164. 1853.

SKVR textEnglish

1Olin orjana Viroissa,I was a slave in Estonia,

2Palkoilla pahalla maalla,On wretched reward-lands,

3Pahoin palkka maksettihin,The wage was paid wretchedly,

4Matalaisella matilla,On a lowly path,

5Katalaisella kapalla.With a wretched craft.

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.

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