Mitä otan virrekseni

SKVR IV1 85·Venjoki·1847·Collector: Europaeus, D. E. D.

In the SKVR edition: [Venjoki]. D. E. D. Europaeus. J 445. 1847.

SKVR textEnglish

1Mitä otan virrekseni,What shall I take for my song,

2Kuta kukkuellakseni,Where to direct my lament,

3Vain otan emoni vanhan?Should I take only my aged mother?

4Ei emo sanoiksi joua,Mother cannot form words,

5Emo on nähnyt suuren vaivan,Mother has borne great hardship,

6Kärsinyt kovan kipiänEndured harsh agony,

7Saunamaassa maatessansa,Lying in Saunamaa,

8Ruisolilla ollessansa,Being on Ruis Island,

9Pehussa pelatessansa,Plowing in Pehu,

10Kahmalon pärettä poltti,She burned a fistful of splinters,

11Kymmenkunta kyntteliäA dozen resin torches,

12Miun tyhjän tytön tähein.For my empty maiden's stars/tears.

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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