Miul on kullat kuoleteltu
In the SKVR edition: Lemp. Nenimäki. Miitrilä. Räikk. 590. 17. Matrona Kirilovna, 87 v.
SKVR textEnglish
1Miul on kullat kuoleteltu,I have golds tempered,
2Pantu on marja maan rakkoo,A berry is placed in the earth's hollow,
3Kirkon kirjavaa sivvuu,To the church's colorful side,
4Suan lauan salvamee.The great table's bolt.
5Kiv on kova piän aloil,A stone is hard under the head,
6Halko hartijan aloil,A log under the chest,
7Silmiil on muhija multa,In the eyes is moldy soil,
8Nurm on nuorj katteheen.The meadow is veiled in young grass.
9Kasvoit kuuset kulmaluil,You grew spruces on your brows,
10Petäjät perälihoil.Pines on your back limbs.
11Ko ois muita männehiiIf there were others to go
12Ja muita kiäennehiiAnd others to wander,
13Emoloi etsimää,To seek the mothers,
14Mie oisin miestä ielimäiseeI would be the aged man
15Kuulostammaa kultajain.Listening for the golden ones.
16Ko ois muita männehiiIf there were others to go
17Ja muita kiäennehii,And others to wander,
18Mie oisin miessä ielimäiseeI would be the aged man
19Emoloi etsimääs,To seek the mothers,
20Käsin mullat kiänteleisin,With hands, I’d turn the soil,
21Sormin poimisin somerotWith fingers, gather sand
22Piältä ehtosen emmoin.From the evening mothers' surface.
23Kuulustelisin kultajain,I’d question the golden ones,
24Ko jos muita männehiiIf others indeed went
25Ja muita käennehiiAnd others wandered,
26Emoloi etsimääs.To seek the mothers.
27Sopikoot Luojan sormet,May the Creator’s fingers fit,
28Kiäntykööt kiäjet Jumalan,May God’s paths turn,
29Miun polosen puolestain,For my wretched sake,
30Kohastain kovaosaisen,From the place of the ill-fated,
31Mie sil en maha mittää!I can do nothing about this!
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-018173 · Read at SKS ↗
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