Mänin Maijukka veelle

SKVR IV1 22·Venjoki·1847·Collector: Europaeus, D. E. D.

In the SKVR edition: [Venjoki]. D. E. D. Europaeus. J 382. 1847.

SKVR textEnglish

1Mänin Maijukka veelle,I, Maijukka, went to the water,

2Kaijukkainen kaivotielle.Kaijukka to the well-path.

3Maijukka varastettihin,Maijukka was stolen,

4Kaijukkainen kaavaistihin.Kaijukka was seized.

5Mantereen matala seppä,The lowly smith of the mainland,

6Pyys väkee nukutetuksi,Asked the folk to be lulled,

7Rahvahaista rauenneeksi:The poor ones to be pacified:

8Akat nurmelle nukutti,Old women slept on the meadow,

9Pojat puolle mättähälle,Boys to the hummock's side,

10Tytöt mansikka mäelle,Girls to the strawberry hill,

11Itse kapsi Kaisan luokse,Himself went to Kaisa's side,

12Matalaisen massan luokse.To the lowly one's gathering.

13Kaisa makais kammarissaKaisa lay in the chamber

149 lukon takana,Behind the lock,

15Takasalpa ol kymmenensi.The rear bolt was the tenth.

16Mantereen matala seppäThe mainland's lowly smith

17Kopahutti kengällänsä,Stomped with his shoe,

18Napahutti naulallansa,Tapped with his nail,

19Lukot luumihin mänivät,Locks sank into the bones,

20Takasalvat taittu poikki.Rear bolts broke asunder.

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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