Koto on muilla kuolasuille

SKVR XIII1 2200·Sakkola·1849·Collector: Reinholm, H. A.

In the SKVR edition: Sakkola. Reinholm N VIII 27. 49. Mikula.

SKVR textEnglish

1Koto on muilla kuolasuille,A home is for others on barren swamps,

2Maja on muilla maitosuille;A cottage for others on milk-rich swamps;

3Miull ei kurjall ol kottii,But I, the wretched, have no home,

4Kalkisell ei kartano.No manor on chalky ground.

5Korvell on miun kottii,In the wilderness is my home,

6Marjavarsill on maijain,On berry branches rests my hut,

7Tuul usta turjuttaa,The wind batters the doorframe,

8Lempo lieteen puhhuu,Lempo breathes into the hearth,

9Ahava ajattellekseThe cold wind stirs thoughts,

10Miun tuppaan tullaksei,So none may enter my cabin,

11Kartanoon mennäksei.Nor approach the manor.

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.

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