Pahon tek' miun emmoin
In the SKVR edition: Rautu, Palkeala. Paavilainen, A. 16. 15. Anni Pohomoff.
SKVR textEnglish
Lesken virs.
1Pahon tek' miun emmoin,Evil did my mother,
2pahon tek', hyvin käkesi.Evil did, well commanded,
3Mahto ehtone emmoinThe evening-empowered mother
4vivun virtaa visata,to cast into Vivun's stream,
5lähättää lähtehie,to dispatch to the springs,
6ei tehhä tätä tytärtä,not to raise this daughter,
7tätä lasta liekutella,nor rock this child,
8näill' päivill' paholl',on these evil days,
9miel'aloll' melkijöll'.with a rancid state of mind.
10Ku muille pyhät tulluot,When others receive holy days,
11muut ku vaihtaat valkijaa,others change to white garments,
12mie vaa muutan mustan paijan,I only change to a black shirt,
13miull' on mielein pahemp',my mind is worse,
14miel' on kahta karvasemp'.twice as bitter in spirit.
15Ei miull' uo millonkaaNever do I have
16niinku muill' ihmisill'.what other humans do.
17Miull' o mielein pahemp',My mind is worse,
18miull' on kahta karvasemp'.twice as bitter in spirit.
19Ku Luoja kesän tekkyö,When the Creator makes summer,
20maa(n) sullaa Maarijaine,Mary floods the earth,
21mie mää metsää kesäll',I wander the summer forest,
22haastan naavankuorosill',converse with bear's growls,
23pakajan pajunvesoll',woodpecker's willow-waters,
24ne ei kerro kellenkää,they tell no one,
25kullenkaa ei kuikuttele.nor prattle to anyone.
26Sie mahot, miun emmoin,You with powers, my mother,
27sie mahot mahona maata,lie there as a force,
28kesät lesken' levätä,summers resting like a widow,
29ajat lentää letti pääss',time flies with scarf on head,
30ei maata isosta vast',not to lie with a husband,
31maat' ei vasten vanhempaa.nor submit to elders.
32Pahon teit, miun emmoin,You did evil, my mother,
33ei ois pitänt ensinkää,should not have at all,
34sie mahot, miun emmoin,you with powers, my mother,
35tuutii vaa tulista puuta,only thrust fiery wood,
36kekälettä keikutella,swing a burning ember,
37ei tehä tätä tytöstä,not make this maiden,
38tätä lasta liekutella,nor rock this child,
39saivat naiset nauramista,women got laughter,
40ihmiset ivvaamista.people mockery.
41Sie mahot, mien emmoin,You with powers, my mother,
42panna tuutune tullie,to thrust into arrival,
43tyttö tuutuva sissää,the girl pushed within,
44panna vaaru valkijaa,place danger in white,
45vaava vaaruvan sissää.pain inside the peril.
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-073595 · Read at SKS ↗
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