Neitinen läsi Viross'

SKVR V1 828·Lempaala·1847·Collector: Reinholm, H. A.

In the SKVR edition: Lempaala. Reinh. A III 63. 47.

SKVR textEnglish

1Neitinen läsi Viross',The maiden left for Estonia,

2Saksan maalla sairasteli.She fell ill in the German land.

3Sanoi sairastellessansa:She said in her sickness:

4"Kui mie kuolen kultasolki,"When I die, golden brooch,

5Koaunen kanervan kukka,Little heather-flower,

6Kuhun kuoppa kaivetahan?"Where will they dig my grave?"

7Ison ikkunan aloille,By the great window's base,

8Vellon pellon pientarille.On my brother's field's edge.

9"Emmä malta siinä maata,"I cannot rest there,

10En usala uinahellaNor dare to linger,

11Emon värttänän hyryltä,From Mother's spindle's hum,

12Ison kirven kilkannalta,Father's axe's clang,

13Sison pirran piukannalta."Or Sister's squeaking birch-bark."

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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