Emo synnytti miuista

SKVR III1 71·Narvusi·1853·Collector: Europaeus, D. E. D.

In the SKVR edition: [Narvusi]. D. E. D. Europæus. Fol. III 3. n.218. 1853.

Song type: Suka mereen

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1Emo synnytti miuista,Mother gave birth to me,

2Mie syytä synnyttelin.I was born innocent.

3Isoi kasvatti minuista,Elders raised me up,

4Mie kassan kasvattelin.I let my hair grow long.

5Kasvo miulle kassa pitkä,Long hair grew on me,

6Kassa pitkä, tukka tuima,Long locks, coarse mane,

7Pellavaan pion pituus,Flax-length on my head,

8Meren vaahen valkeuus.White as sea foam.

9Ei voinut suka sukia,No comb could tame it,

10Sian harjus harjaella.No brush could stroke it.

11Mäni velloni Viroon,I sent my brother to Estonia,

12Viemähän verojyviä.To deliver tax grains,

13Maxamaan maarahoja.To pay land taxes.

14Mie virkin vellollein:I urged my brothers:

15"Tuo vello suka Virosta,"Bring a comb from Estonia,

16Sian harjus moisiosta."A pig-bristle brush from the manor."

17Toi vello suan Virosta,Brother brought the comb,

18Sian harjuksen moisiosta.The brush from the manor.

19Mänin meren rantaselle,I went to the sea shore,

20Istsin saarelle kivelle,Sat on a island stone,

21Panin lauvan polvellein,Planked bench on my knees,

22Harotin haluset hiuksen,Spread the cherished hair,

23Halusille hartioille,Over longed-for shoulders,

24Aloin päätäni sukia,Began to comb my head,

25Harjaella hiuksiani.To brush my hair.

26Suikahti suka merehen.The comb slipped into the sea.

27Painettaisin katsomahan,I bent to look,

28Täyvyttäisin ottamaan,Tried to grasp it,

29Kallistaisin katsomaan.Leaned to peer.

30Suikahin suan jälestä,I slipped after the comb,

31Kaglast saa kalaveteen,From hook to fish-deep waters,

32Kulkust saa kalan kutuun.From shaft to fish-spawn's realm.

33Puuttu miekka purstohoin,A sword caught the ship's side,

34Miekan kannoin kaglahain,I bore the sword with the hook,

35Mie miekan maalle kannoin.I carried it ashore.

36Kuhun miekka, mihin miekka,Where to place the sword?

37Kuhun miekka kelpajaa?Where does it belong?

38Mie miekan venollein.I gave it to my boat.

39Mihin miekka, kuhun miekka?Where, oh where?

40Vello miekan moisioon.Brother took it to the manor.

41Isännät imehtelööt,Masters marveled,

42Emännät ajatteloot:Mistresses pondered:

43"Tämä miekka on miestä syönyt,"This sword has devoured men,

44Miestä syönyt, verta juonut,Devoured men, drunk blood,

45Rauta rajunut uroa,Iron shattered heroes,

46Teräs miest on tempaellut."Steel snatched men away."

47Vello vasten vastaeli:Brother retorted:

48"Ei oo miekkoi miestä syönyt,"No sword devoured men,

49Miest ei syönyt, vert ei juonut,Ate no men, drank no blood,

50Rauta ei rajunut uroa,Iron shattered no heroes,

51Teräs ei miestä tempaellut.Steel snatched no men.

52Tää miekka on merestä tuotu,This sword came from the sea,

53Meren pohjasta otettu."Lifted from the sea's bed."

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.

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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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