Maan tyttö, manian neitsyt
In the SKVR edition: Rautavaara. Krohn n. 11123. -85. Alaluosta. Eerikka Hyvönen, 65 v. Kotoisin Kaavin Siikajärveltä. Kuullut kirvesmies Sorjoselta Piippolasta Pohjanmaalta.
SKVR textEnglish
1Maan tyttö, manian neitsyt,Maiden of the earth, virgin of Manala,
2Tule työsi tuntemaan,Come to know your task,
3Vikasi parantamaan,To mend your wrongdoing,
4Ennenkun isälle virkan,Before delivering the plea to the father,
5Virkan valtavanhemmalle.The plea to the mighty foreparent.
6Vesi-hiisi vettä kanto,The water-hiisi bore water,
7Napa nuori notkutteli,The young navel swayed,
8Puolella pavun palolla,With half a bean's flame,
9Vesi-Hiien hempehellä.By Water-Hiisi's tenderness.
10Painu paha, elä ylene,Sink, evil, do not rise,
11Ala maan, ala manteren,Descend to earth, descend to the world,
12Ala pellon penkeriin,Descend to the field's ridges,
13Kiviä kivistämään,To heap stones upon stones,
14Paasia pakottamaan,To press down slab-stones,
15Pois imeisen ihosta,Away from the human's flesh,
16Pois kapeen karvasta!Away from the slender hair!
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-037171 · Read at SKS ↗
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