Maanhaltiat, suokaa
In the SKVR edition: Ylitornio. Paulaharju 8208. -21. Kainuunkylä. Kaija Uusimaa, mökin eukko, 60 v.
SKVR textEnglish
Maanhaltialta pyydettiin yösijaa, kun metsään pantiin maata:
1Maanhaltiat, suokaaLand spirits, grant
2Maata maatakseni,To rest for my resting,
3Lemmettä levätäkseni,A bed for my repose,
4Aijakseni,For a time of mine,
5Enkä ijäkseni tahokkaa.And not for my lifetime do I wish it.
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-066269 · Read at SKS ↗
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