Sain mie suuni laulamaan

SKVR III1 109·Narvusi·1858·Collector: Länkelä, Jaako

In the SKVR edition: Narvusi. J. Länkelä. v. I 24. 1858.

SKVR textEnglish

1Sain mie suuni laulamaan,I made my mouth sing,

2Itseni iloitsemaan;Myself to rejoice;

3Suu laulo, syän murehti,Mouth sang, heart grieved,

4Silmät vettä vierettävät,Eyes roll down water [tears],

5Poset lainetta latoovat;Cheeks stack waves [of tears];

6Suven oli suu sulkussa,Summer's mouth was shut,

7Kesän kieli kammitsassa.Summer's tongue bridled.

8Tahon tautii toruu,Tahko's illness scolds,

9Tuonelaa toivottaa,Bids farewell to Tuonela,

10Miks' otti miun emoni,Why took my mother,

11Tappo tarkan neuojani.Killed my dear counselor.

12Miks' on silmäni kipiät,Why are my eyes sore,

13Näkemäni näin mokomat?That my sight saw such things?

14Itkin paljo kuollehia,I wept much for the dead,

15Elävii sitä enemmän,For the living even more,

16Sill' on silmäni kipiät,Therefore my eyes are sore,

17Näkemäni näin mokomat,My sight saw such things,

18Poskipääni paistettuneet;My cheekbones scorched;

19Itkin paljo itsiäni,I wept much for myself,

20Elämätäni enemmin;For my life even more;

21Etsin suoltani sukua,I seek kin from my marsh,

22Aholtani armahia.From my homestead, loved ones.

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.

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