Impi, nouse neitosesta
In the SKVR edition: Nurmes. Lönnr. A II 3, n. 2. -32.
SKVR textEnglish
1Impi, nouse neitosesta,Maiden, rise from maidenhood,
2Impi nahkasta yleneMaiden, ascend from your hide,
3Miehen mieltä kääntämään,To sway a man's mind,
4Urosta valihtemaan,To select a worthy hero,
5Eikasta rakastamaan,To love a spouse,
6Rahallista pyytämään.To claim a dowry's wealth.
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-040049 · Read at SKS ↗
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