Neitonen läsi Virossa

SKVR V1 831·Vuole·1894·Collector: Pajula, Fanny M.

In the SKVR edition: Vuole, Kirkonkylä. Pajula 118. 94. Saara Jähmänen, 51 v.

SKVR textEnglish

1Neitonen läsi Virossa,The maiden departed in Estonia,

2Saksan moalla sairasteli.On German soil she fell ill.

3Sano sairas ollessaan:The sick one spoke while suffering:

4"Kun ma kuolen kultasolki,"When I die, golden brooch,

5Kattoon Kalervon kukka,To Kalervo's roof-flower [resting place],

6Kuhun kuoppa kaivetaan?"Where will my grave be dug?"

7Ison ikkunan aloille.By the great window's foundation.

8En mie tuossa malta moata,I cannot endure to lie there,

9En osaha uinahellaNor know how to rest idly,

10Ison kirves kilkahtaa,When the great axe clinks,

11Emon värttänä hyrrää.Mother's spindle keeps whirring.

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

Text: SKVR (Suomen Kansan Vanhat Runot), the digital edition of the Finnish Literature Society (SKS), licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Added by RunoVerse: the English translations, the song types, the verse numbers and the links.