Mitäs miitin, kuin ma laulan
In the SKVR edition: Lempaala, Mäkienkylä. Salminen 1651. 08. Tarja.
SKVR textEnglish
1Mitäs miitin, kuin ma laulan,What did I mention, as I sing,
2Ku ei oo mittää miitittyy,For there is nothing to be mentioned,
3Ei o kuttaa kui sanele.There is no one to dictate,
4Tulkaa virrein tuppaa,Come into the house with songs,
5Saakaa suojaa sannain,Get shelter with words,
6Poikkipuolin polvillein,Crosswise onto [your] knees,
7Pitkin varpahiisillein!Along the toes!
8Ku ei kuka mahu ovesta,If no one fits through the door,
9Iloitkoo ikkunoista,Let them rejoice from the windows,
10Remutkoo reppänästä!Let them clamor from the gap!
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.
Permanent address of this poem at SKS: http://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:sks-kvr-018040 · Read at SKS ↗
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