Olin orjana Viroissa
In the SKVR edition: [Tyrön tienoo]. D. E. D. Europaeus. III 3. 29. 1853.
SKVR textEnglish
1Olin orjana Viroissa,I was a slave in Estonia,
2Piikana pirun pesässä,A maid in the devil’s den,
3Lupa orjan annettihinPermission was granted to the slave
4Pääsiässä pois paeta,To flee away at Easter,
5Tiki paljon paitasilla.[I] pleaded much with shirts.
6Juoksin Luojoin tietä myöten,I ran along the road to Luojoi,
7Luojoi katsoi ikkunasta:Luojoi looked from the window:
8Oleneek tuo olkimyttyIs that a straw dummy,
9Lenteleek tuo lehtimytty.Fluttering leaf bundle?
10Ei tuo ollut olkimyttyThat was no straw dummy,
11Eikä lentänt lehtimytty,Nor a flown leaf bundle,
12Tuo ol itse orja raukka.That was the slave wretch herself.
13Vietiin sielu taivahaasen,The soul was taken to heaven,
14Issutettiin stuolin päälle.Seated upon a chair.
15Tuotihin iloisäntäThe merry master was brought
16Rautasilla rattahilla,On iron-wheeled wagons,
17Kivikkoa tietä myöten.Along the stony road.
18Tuotihin tulinen tuoliA fiery chair was brought
19Isännäisen istumeksi,As the master’s seat,
20Tuotihin tulinen tuoppiA fiery tankard was brought
21Tulta, tervaa sisässäWith fire and tar inside,
22Isännäisen juotavaksi.For the master to drink.
23Tuotiin toinen kultatuoppi,Another golden tankard was brought,
24Oltta mettä ol sisässä.With beer and mead inside.
25Orjo raukka huokaeli:The slave wretch sighed:
26"Minkä tähen tää miulle,"Why is this for me,
27Kunka kurjalle tytöille?"How for the wretched girls?"
28"Sentähen tämä siulle,"Therefore this for you,
29Jo sait vettä juoaksesiSince you got water to drink
30Orjuessa ollessasi,While enslaved,
31Piikuessa käyessäsi."Serving as a maid."
32Isäntäinen huokaeli,The master sighed,
33Huokaeli, henkäeli:Sighed and gasped:
34"Mintähen tämä miulle,"Why is this for me,
35Kunka kurjoille pojoille?"How for the wretched boys?"
36"Sentähen tämä siulle,"Therefore this for you,
37Pahoin piikaa pitelit,You treated the maid poorly,
38Pahoin maksoit piian palkanPaid her wages cruelly,
39Valloin pienellä vakalla,With a tiny measure,
40Kaitasella kappasella.A narrow scoop.
41Paha on maksaa manalla,Evil is repaid in the grave,
42Kova kosto on Tuonelassa,Harsh vengeance in Tuonela,
43Kuin et maxant majoilla,As you did not pay in life,
44Kostant et kotirikoilla.Nor settled at home’s edge."
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.
- The editors’ notes, and the marks in the verses that point to them, are left out; they can be read at SKS.
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-012147 · Read at SKS ↗
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