Neitsyt Maaria emonen
In the SKVR edition: Ilomantsi. Lönnrot Q, n. 125. -38.
SKVR textEnglish
1Neitsyt Maaria emonen,Virgin Mary, the mother
2Oli siulla en̄enWas there before
3Kaksi kultaista kanoa.Two golden hens.
4Katkase kanalta sulka,Pluck a feather from the hen,
5Sulka kultanen kukolta,A golden feather from the rooster,
6Voia sillä sulalla!Anoint with that feather!
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 editors’ signs inside the verses ([ ], ⌈ ⌉, *, [!], [?]) are left out, as in the poem reader; the letters they enclose are kept.
- 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.
Permanent address of this poem at SKS: http://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:sks-kvr-037272 · Read at SKS ↗
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