Nuorna kuoli miun issoin

SKVR IV1 1021·Moloskovitsa·1859·Collector: Törneroos ja Tallqvist

In the SKVR edition: [Moloskovitsa - Tyrö]. Törneroos ja Tallqvist. n. 82. 1859.

Song types: Emon, ison haudalla, En ole emoa, isoa nähnyt, kun kirstu kiinni pantu, Liekö tetri tielle tehnyt

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1Nuorna kuoli miun issoin,My father died young,

2Pieni vaipui vanhempani.My little parent sank down.

3Kasvoin vuuen, kasvoin toisen,I grew for a year, I grew for another,

4Kohta kolmannell' rupesin,Soon on the third [year] I began,

5En tietänyt tekiästäin,I knew not my maker,

6Taiten tarkoin saaestani,Skillfully, precisely, from my getting,

7Liekko tetri tielle tehnyt,The woodpecker made a path,

8Haukka hankelle muninut,The hawk laid eggs on the snowdrift,

9Susi sittunut kivolle,The wolf squatted on a stone,

10Karhu luonut kankahalle.The bear denned on the heath.

11Kysyin mie kylän akoilta,I asked the village women,

12Lausuin varsin vanhemmilta:Spoke to the very elders:

13"Missä on miun issoini,"Where is my father,

14Kuss' on kurja vanhempaini?"Where are my wretched parents?"

15Kylän vaimot vastasivat:The village women answered:

16"Tuolla on siun issoisi"There is your father

17Kirkon kirjavan sivussa,Beside the ornate church,

18Nurmi kaunis kattehena,A beautiful meadow as a covering,

19Heliäinen hiekka päällä,Shimmering sand atop,

20Paasi paksu pään-alainen,A thick slab beneath the head,

21Kivi kylmä korvan alla."A cold stone under the ear."

22Menin kirkkohen kesollaI went to the church in summer,

23Aivan aamusta varrain.Very early in the morning.

24Viel' oil kiini kirkon ukset,The church doors were still shut,

25Ikkunat iki-lukussa.Windows in eternal lock.

26Istuin kirkon rappusilla.I sat on the church steps.

27Kysyin kirkon vanhemmalta:I asked the church elder:

28"Missä on miun issoin,"Where is my father,

29Kussa kurja vanhempaini?"Where are my wretched parents?"

30Kirkon-vanhin vastaeli:The church elder replied:

31"Kirkon kirjavan sivussa.""Beside the ornate church."

32Menin ison hau'an päälle.I went to the great grave's top.

33Ensin ripuin ristin päällä,First I clung to the cross,

34Siit mie kaalon ristin kautta;Then I peered through the cross;

35Itkin tuossa intelästi,I wept there bitterly,

36Varsin vaikeast' valitin.Lamented with great difficulty.

37En oo siit isoni nähnyt,I’ve not seen my father since,

38Kun kerran kirstu kiini pantu,Once the coffin was sealed,

39Tina-nauloilla nakattu,Fastened with tin nails,

40Rauta-nauloilla napattu.Hammered with iron nails.

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.

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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.

Permanent address of this poem at SKS: http://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:sks-kvr-012690 · Read at SKS ↗

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