Poikanen läsi Virossa

SKVR V1 825·Toksova·1847·Collector: Europaeus, D. E. D.

In the SKVR edition: [Toksova]. Europ. J 226. 47.

SKVR textEnglish

1Poikanen läsi Virossa,The little son flew/departed in Estonia,

2Saksan maalla sairasteli.In German lands he fell ill.

3Niin sano läsiessänsä,Thus he spoke while departing,

4Sano sairastellessansa:He said while being ill:

5Kuin mie kuolen koito poika,If I die, a boy from home,

6Poika kalkinen katoon,The pale boy to the grave/disappearance,

7Älköön itkekö emoini,Let my mothers not weep,

8Kantajaini kaihoelko,My bearers not grieve,

9Jos mie kuolen lii'oin surmin,If I die by excessive deaths,

10Lii'oin surmin ouvoin tauvin.By excessive deaths, with exhausted struggles.

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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