Mitäs itket, tyttöseni
In the SKVR edition: Kaavi. Roschier n. 36. -54.
SKVR textEnglish
Äiti sanoo:
1Mitäs itket, tyttöseni,"Why do you weep, my girl,"
2Nuorimaiseni nurajat!"My dearest youngest one!"
3Mene mäelle aittahani,"Go to the hill to my storehouse,"
4Nosta kirstu kirstun päälle,"Lift the chest atop another chest,"
5Arkku arkullen ylennä."Raise the ark upon arks,"
6Ota sieltä paita palttinainen,"Take from there a linen shirt,"
7Tahi aitoaivinainen."Or a true head-covering garment."
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-033789 · Read at SKS ↗
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