Mie vaa tuuvin turvajain

SKVR V2 1793·Lempaala·1908·Collector: Salminen, Väinö

In the SKVR edition: Lempaala, Mikittala. Salminen 1670. 08. Mari.

SKVR textEnglish

Liekutoslaulu.

1Mie vaa tuuvin turvajain,I bring with protectors,

2Varajain voaruttelen,I prepare with resources,

3Jott tulis emol turva,So that protection would come to the mother,

4Tulis turva tuutijal,Protection would come to the nurturer,

5Armo nännän antajall.Mercy to the teat-giver.

6Ei tult emosellein,Protection did not come to the mother,

7Tult ei turvaa emoll,No safety came to the mother,

8Tult ei turvaa tuutijalle.No safety came to the nurturer.

9Tul' turva toisen miehe,Safety came to another man,

10Vara toisen vanhemmalle.Resources to another parent.

11Ei tiiä emo pojoista,The mother knows not of her sons,

12Mihin tuutii pojoista.Where to nurture the sons,

13Mihin lasta liekuttaa.Where to rock the child.

14Jos tuutii sottaa sorjan,If nurturing leads to warring the warrior,

15Kaunhuisen kaupuntii.The fair one to the city.

16Jos tulloo polon pojastIf a wretched son emerges,

17Sorja soan kävijä,A comely war-goer,

18Kaunis miekan kantelija.A fair sword-bearer.

19Ei tult poloo pojast,No aid came for the wretched son,

20Tult ei turvaa tuutijal;No safety came to the nurturer;

21Tul sorja soan kävijä,Came the comely war-goer,

22Kaunis miekan kantelija,The fair sword-bearer,

23Ei auta isosen armot,The father's mercies do not help,

24Ei auta emosen itkut,The mother's tears do not help,

25Auta ei armoin (ainovain) ommain.Nor do the mercies of (only) one's own.

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.

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