Minä rupeen maata
In the SKVR edition: Kaavi. Krohn n. 10992. -85. Siikajärvi, Hyvölä. Pekka Hyvönen.
SKVR textEnglish
Ennen kun on vanhat maata ruvenna semmosessa paikassa, jossa eivät oo sillä kartanolla ennen maanneet. Pelkäsivät huoneen vierastavan makoojoo eli makoojan huonetta, jotta ei sais nukkua oikein, rupes valvottajaksi:
1Minä rupeen maataI begin to settle down
2Maan luvalla, puun luvalla,With the earth's blessing, the tree's blessing,
3Kaiken kartanon luvalla.With the blessing of the whole household.
4Jeesus kilpes, Maaria miekkas,Jesus as shield, Mary as sword,
5Maan pahoja painamaan,To subdue the earth's evils,
6Vastuksia voittamaan.To conquer all adversaries.
Siunauksen asemesta ollut iltarukouksena.
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-040530 · Read at SKS ↗
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