Mie en uoo emmoo nähty
In the SKVR edition: Metsäpirtti. Neovius 390. 28/5 88. Matti Sutelainen. Synt. v. 1840.
SKVR textEnglish
1Mie en uoo emmoo nähty,I have not seen my mother,
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3kirstu kiini pantu,*the coffin was sealed*,
4tina naakloill tilkajeltu.tin dripped on the nails.
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6Älä hautajain hajota,*Do not disturb the burial,*
7älä riko ristiäin,do not break the crosses,
8sit ei uo tehty teitii seppä,for it was not made by a smith,
9teitii toppora takontu,no mallet forged it,
10teitii kirves kilkuteltu,no axe hammered it,
11sen on tehty luoja seppä,it was made by the Creator-smith,
12luojan toppora takontu,the Creator's mallet forged it,
13luojan kirves kilkuteltu.the Creator's axe hammered it.
14Mänin itkiin kottii.I went home crying.
15Issoin kysyi miulta:Father asked me:
16"Mitäs itket, poikueni,"Why do you weep, my son,
17nuoremp(aiseini) nureksit?"my younger one, do you grieve?"
18Mie vasten vastajelin:I answered him:
19"Miun on emmoo ikävä.""I miss my mother."
20Iso vasten vastajeli:Father answered:
21"Älä itke, poikueni,"Do not weep, my son,
22nuorempaiseini nureksi,my younger one, grieve not,
23mie tuon emon paremman!"I will bring a better mother!"
24Mie vasten vastajelin:I answered him:
25"Se ei uoo eukko, miulle eukko,"She will not be my woman, a woman to me,
26jos tuo tuovuks tulloo."if she comes brought [by you]."
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 editors’ signs inside the verses ([ ], ⌈ ⌉, *, [!], [?]) are left out, as in the poem reader; the letters they enclose are kept.
- The edition’s line numbers are replaced by a number on every verse, counted as in the poem reader.
- The editors’ notes, and the marks in the verses that point to them, are left out; they can be read at SKS.
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-071543 · Read at SKS ↗
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