Osallisen onni valvo

SKVR V2 151·Vuole·1847·Collector: Europaeus, D. E. D.

In the SKVR edition: [Vuole]. Europæus J 82. 47.

SKVR textEnglish

1Osallisen onni valvo,The fortunate one's luck watches over,

2Lykyllisen lyyräeli,The lucky one's vigor thrives,

3Minun vaivaisen makasi.My wretched self lay dormant.

4Kuin on onni ostannassa,As luck is in the buying,

5Lykky tien on löyännässä,Luck is found on the path,

6Ostaisin paremman onnen,I would buy better fortune,

7Pahan onnen pois panisin.Cast the ill fate away.

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9Ei oo onni ostannassa,Luck is not for sale,

10Lykky tielt ei löyännässä,Luck isn't found on roads,

11Paha miel' ei pois panossa.A dark mind can't be shed.

12Kuin ois miulla linnun mieli,If I had a bird's spirit,

13Linnun mieli, kiurun kieli,A bird's heart, a lark's tongue,

14Laulasin likertelisin,I'd sing and trill,

15Laulasin meret mesiksi,- -Sing seas into honey,

16Meren pillit piirakoiksi,Sea-reeds into pies,

17Meren kaislat kaakkusiksi.Sea-sedges into bread-loaves.

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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