Miksis miut emo erroitti

SKVR XIII1 2112·Rautu·1934·Collector: Laiho, Lauri

In the SKVR edition: Rautu, Riikola. Laiho, L. 860. 34. Tarja Sorvali, 90 v.

Song types: Annan huolia hevosen, Ei ne kasva kaikki lapset - kuin putki puuta vasten, Emo erotti muista lapsista, Huoliensa haastelija, Kaikk on huolet huostassani, isän, emon, Kanna korppi kaihoani

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Armottoman virsi:

1Miksis miut emo erroitti,Why did mother part me,

2Moammo maire vierottel',Gentle mother sent me afar,

3Joutusamma joukostoase,I was thrust into the crowd,

4Parahamma parvestoa.Better into the flock.

5Eihä ne kasva kaikki lapset,Not all children grow,

6Kaik ei elä eisinkeäNor do all live long.

7Niiko kasvo mie katala,As if I grew wicked,

8Korkeni kovaosaine,Tall and ill-fated,

9Kasvoin kui putki puuta vaste,I grew like cow parsley against a tree,

10Saraheinä vuorta vaste,Sedge grass against a mountain,

11Vesa vaste kannostoase.A sapling against a stump.

12Meän mie metseä kesolI, in the summer forest,

13Puhetes putken juuren,Speak at the cow parsley's root,

14Lehen kannan kasvajes,At the leaf's growing base,

15Puhelen Jumalan puille,I talk to God's trees,

16Sanelen sananjaloille,Recite to noble words,

17Nuo ei kerro kellekiä,They tell no one,

18Kullenkoa ei kuikuttele.Nor whisper to any soul.

19Miul on huolet kaikellaiset,I have all kinds of woes,

20Murhiet monem mukaiset:Sorrows manifold:

21Ison huolet, eukon huoletThe master's woes, the crone's woes,

22Peäl on huolein ommain.On top of my own.

23Kiijä korppi, lennä korppiHurry, raven, fly, raven,

24Huolijain miun ottamoa,To take my worries,

25Kaihojain miun kantamoa,To bear my longings,

26Kanna kaivoo syvveä,Carry the deep yearning,

27Kaivoo kalattommoa,Yearning for fishless waters,

28Aivan ahvenettommoa;Utterly perchless;

29Kui kannat kalallissie,If you carry to the fish,

30Kalat kaikki huolestuut,All fish will fret,

31Ahvenet alas männööt,Perch sink down,

32Sären lillit liukenuot.Pike's lilies vanish.

33Annan surra suure ruunan,I let the great mare grieve,

34Huolii hyvän hevoisen;The good horse worry;

35Hevosel on luu lujempi,The horse's bones are stronger,

36Luu lujemp, peä kovempBones stronger, head harder,

37Huolijain on hoitamoa,To tend to the worries,

38Kamojain on kantamoa.To bear the burdens.

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.

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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-073662 · Read at SKS ↗

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