Kuka lie miusen luonut
In the SKVR edition: [Moloskovitsa - Tyrö]. Törneroos ja Tallqvist. n. 28. 1859.
SKVR textEnglish
1Kuka lie miusen luonut,Who might have created the wretched one,
2Kuka kurjasen kyhännyt?Who built the miserable one?
3Liekkö luonut luoja suuri,Was it the great creator who made [me],
4Vai lie synti synnyttänytOr did sin give birth [to me],
5Kummaksi tähän kyl(l)ään,As a monster to this village,
6Ihmeheksi ihmisille.As a wonder to the people.
7Voi miun ilmanen issoinOh my poor parents,
8Sekä varsin vanhempain!And my true progenitors!
9Jätti miun kiuruks kivoille,Left me as a lark on stones,
10Rastahaksi rauniolle,As a thrush on ruins,
11Peippuseksi pientarelle.As a finch on a riverbank.
12Ei tuo kuule, hos kujerranThey do not hear though I sing,
13Eikä huoli, hos mie huu'an,Nor care though I cry,
14Paasi on paksu pään-aluinen,A thick slab beneath my head,
15Kiv' on suuri kirstun päällä,A great stone on the coffin,
16Silmillä heliä hiekka,Gravel in my eyes,
17Kulmilla kumia multa,Clay soil on my brows,
18Sivuilla savi sininen.Blue clay on my sides.
19Ei tiiä miun issoin,My parents do not know,
20Kussa lapsi lauleloo,Where the child sings,
21Hullukkainen huuteloo.The fool shouts.
22Ei oo miulla kurjasell',I, the wretched one, have none –
23Kun on muilla tyttölöill',While other girls have,
24Mui(h)en linnan lintuloill'Others’ castle-birds,
25Sekä kaupungin kanoilla,And town hens,
26Kelle mie sanan sanoisin,To whom could I speak,
27Tuuluttaisin tuskiani,Vent my sorrows,
28Valittaisin vaivo(i)jani.Lament my woes?
29Kun tulloo kesoinen päiväWhen summer days come,
30Sekä sorja Suntak-aamu,And sleek Sunday mornings,
31Että maire Maantak aamu,Or sweet Monday dawns,
32Menen metsähän kesolla,I go to the summer forest,
33Haastan puille, haastan maille,Speak to trees, speak to lands,
34Haastan kylmille kiville,Speak to cold stones,
35Paukutan paju-vesoille,Knock on willow shoots,
36Haastan haavan lastuloill'.Speak to aspen leaves.
37Voi miun ismaro issoin!Oh my dear parents!
38Tulis tunniksi tup(p)aan,Would come to the cottage for an hour,
39Kajavana kartanolle,As a tern to the farmstead,
40Sirahtais' sirkkusena,Flit like a siskin,
41Pääni päälle pääskysenä!As a swallow above my head!
42Ei oo miulla poloisellaI, the poor one, have no one
43Pyhä-pai(j)an pyytäjäist',To ask for Sabbath bread,
44Arki-pai(j)an antajaist',To give weekday bread,
45Ei hamoisen hankkijaist',To fetch me garments,
46Ei viini viitan pyytäjäist';To beg for wine-cloaks;
47Itse pyysin pyhä-pai(j)anI myself begged for Sabbath bread,
48Sekä hankin mie hamoisen,And procured garments,
49Vieras antoi arki-pai(j)an.A stranger gave weekday bread.
50Voi miun ismaro issoin!Oh my dear parents!
51Kun heitti miun poloisenWhen they abandoned me, the poor one,
52Vierahalle vihattavaksi,To be hated by strangers,
53Vaihtolaisell' vainottavaksi.Persecuted by foreigners.
54Joka suun sanottavaksi,To be spoken of by every mouth,
55Joka kielen kellättäväksi,Clanged by every tongue,
56Joka paskan pantavaksi.Made into shit by all.
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
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