Voi minua, pilone piika

SKVR VII2 1758·Impilahti·1884·Collector: Krohn, Kaarle

In the SKVR edition: Impilahti. Krohn n. 5088. -84. Hippola. Liena Luukkonen, 75 v

SKVR textEnglish

1Voi minua, pilone piika,Alas me, wretched maiden,

2Voi piika pilon alaine,Alas, maiden under misery's yoke,

3Polin puull pyöriälle,I trod on a rolling tree,

4Varvulle varattomalle,On a branch without support,

5Oksalle osattomalle;On a bough without skill;

6Olis' muiksi(?) ollut,Had it been for others,

7Puita pyörimättömiä,Trees that do not roll,

8Varpoja varallisia,Twigs with abundance,

9Oksia osallisia;Boughs with skill;

10Olisi minusta ollutFrom me would have come

11Paremmanki paian nauha,A better headscarf's ribbon,

12Turpeamman turkin nyplä,A grander coat's embroidery,

13Rehiämmän reen perusta,A sturdier sleigh's frame,

14Koriamman korjan täysi.A finer basket's fullness.

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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