Mänin kirkkomaalle katsomaan

SKVR V2 316·Lempaala·1894·Collector: Alava, Vihtori

In the SKVR edition: Lempaala, Mäkienkylä. Alava 294. 94. Timon Taria, 65 v.

SKVR textEnglish

1Mänin kirkkomaalle katsomaan,I went to the churchyard to see,

2Ku emo hauvast' havaitsi:When mother noticed from the grave:

3"Älä itke, piikuvein!"Don’t weep, my little maid!

4Iso toi emon kottii."Father brought mother home."

5"Ei se oo miun emmoi,"She is not my mother,

6Se toi miulle emintimäks',She was brought to me as a mistress,

7Hiuksen hienon suoltelija,The comber of fine hair,

8Lieminän levittelijä;The server of broth;

9Tukat tuulelle jakkaa,Parts her hair to the wind,

10Ahavalle anteloo."Gives it to the frost."

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.