Neitonen läsi Viroissa

SKVR IV1 470·Tyrö·1853·Collector: Europaeus, D. E. D.

In the SKVR edition: [Tyrön tienoo]. D. E. D. Europaeus. III 3. 21. 1853.

SKVR textEnglish

1Neitonen läsi Viroissa,The maiden wandered in Estonia,

2Maalla Saksan sairasteli,Fell ill in the German realm,

3Niin sano läsiessänsä,Thus she spoke while wandering,

4Sano sairastellessansa:Spoke while being ill:

5"Kuin mie kuolen kulta solki,"When I die, golden brooch,

6Kaonnen Kalervon vaski,Lost Kalervo's copper,

7Kuhun kalmoit kaivetahan?"Where shall graves be dug?"

8"Isoin ikkunan aloille.""At the base of the great windows."

9"En mie malta tuossa maata"I cannot endure lying there

10Isoin kirvoin kilkkeheltä."Under the great beetles' clatter."

11Neitonen läsi Viroissa,The maiden wandered in Estonia,

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13"Emon ikkunan aloille.""At the base of mother's window."

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15"Emon värttinän hyryltä.""From mother's spindle's stream."

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17"Vellon ikkunan aloille."At the base of brother's window.

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19Vellon naskalin nakseheltaFrom brother's shuttle's clacking,

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21Sison nieglan nikseheltä."From sister-in-law's needle's pinch."

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.

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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