Kuin olin isän kotona

SKVR V2 666·Toksova·1847·Collector: Reinholm, H. A.

In the SKVR edition: Toksova. Reinh. A V 8. 47.

SKVR textEnglish

1Kuin olin isän kotona,When I was at father's home,

2Kävin mä kukkana kujassa,I walked as a flower in the lane,

3Kajavana kartanossa.As a tern in the manor,

4Iso minu kutsu kuuvaloksi,Father called me moonlight,

5Emo päivän nousunnaksi,Mother [called me] the sunrise,

6Siskoin punakeräks,Sisters [called me] a red berry,

7Voikkoin veteenkalaks.Brothers-in-law [called me] a water-fish.

8Läksin toisseen talloon,I left to another barn,

9Yli pellon naapuriin.Over the field to the neighbor.

10Appi kutsu ahtioksi,Father-in-law called me a demon,

11Anoppi vesihaaoksi,Mother-in-law a water-hag,

12Kyty kylmäksi kiveksi,Sister-in-law [called me] a cold stone,

13Nato naisen kuolioksi.Brother-in-law a woman-corpse.

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15Kävin mä kum̄ana kujassa,I walked as a ghost in the lane,

16Kamalana kartanossa,As a horror in the manor,

17Kauhiana katoksen alla.As dread beneath the roof.

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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.
The editors’ notes, and the marks in the verses that point to them, are left out; they can be read at SKS.

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.