Mihi jouvun mie poloine?
In the SKVR edition: Narvusi, Struuppaa. V. Alava. VII 339. 1892. Aleksanter Pukari, 79 v.
SKVR textEnglish
1Mihi jouvun mie poloine?Where would I, poor one, end up?
2Mänisin jänön jälelle,I would follow the hare's trail,
3Jänöll' on jälet koverat;The hare's tracks are winding;
4Istusin revon rekkee,I sat in the fox's sleigh,
5Revoll' on reki matala;The fox's sleigh is low;
6Mänisin karhun jälille,I followed the bear's tracks,
7Karhull' on tie kaita.The bear's path is narrow.
8Istun ilveksen rekkee,I sit in the lynx's sleigh,
9Ilves viep' ison kottii.The lynx carries [me] to a great home.
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.
Permanent address of this poem at SKS: http://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:sks-kvr-009230 · Read at SKS ↗
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