La laulan isoiton poika
In the SKVR edition: [Kaprio-Tyrö?]. A. Törneroos. n. 85. 1859.
SKVR textEnglish
1La laulan isoiton poika,I sing as a fatherless son,
2Ei oo ilmoissa isoo,There is no father in the worlds,
3Emoo ei elin ajassa.Mother not in the living time,
4Ei itke iso pojoista,The father doesn't weep for sons,
5Vettä ei viere veikon silmät,Brother's eyes shed no water,
6Sisaren ei sinä ikänään.Sister never in her age [does],
7Iso itkepi oroista,Father weeps for orphans,
8Veikko vemmeltä punaista,Brother for red sleeves,
9Siso silkkiriepuansa.Sister for silk garments.
10Hos mie sortusin sotaan,When I was thrust to war,
11Meren jäälle jähmettyisin.Would freeze on sea's ice.
12Emo itkee poikojansa,Mother weeps for her sons,
13Emo nähnyt suuren vaivanMother endured great pain
14Saunan maassa maatessansa,Lying on sauna's earth,
15Ruisolilla ollessansa,At Ruisola being,
16Kynnyksissä kynsinensä,On thresholds with her nails,
17Hampainensa pärehalossa.In splintered sauna with teeth.
18Vielläk laulan vain on täysi,Still I sing fully,
19Vai vielläk vähäisen laulan?Or do I sing but little?
20Älkähän kylä kirotko,Let not the village curse,
21Ristirahvas rienaelko,Christian folk mock not,
22Hos mie lapsi paljon laulan,Though I child sing much,
23Hullukkainen paljon huuan!Foolish one cries aloud!
24Olkoon sille, jääköön tälle,Let it be, leave it here,
25Jääköt otsat huomiseksiLeave brows for tomorrow
26Paremmille laulajille!To better singers!
27En mie opissa ollut,I was not in schooling,
28Seissyt selvien seassa,Stood among the wise,
29Syönt en rauan suurimoja,Ate not iron's grains,
30Lappant teräksen lientä.Drank not steel's broth.
31Muut pojat opissa käivät,Other boys went to school,
32Seisoit selvien seassa,Stood among the clear-minded,
33Söivät rauan suurimoja,Ate iron's grains,
34Lappoit teräksen liemen.Drank steel's broth.
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.
Permanent address of this poem at SKS: http://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:sks-kvr-012497 · Read at SKS ↗
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