Ei ne voali vaimot kaik

SKVR XIII2 3176·Metsäpirtti·1935·Collector: Laiho, Lauri

In the SKVR edition: Metsäpirtti, Vaskela. Laiho, L. 1735. 35. Antti Lahtinen, 69 v.

SKVR textEnglish

1Ei ne voali vaimot kaik,Not all women are caregivers,

2Kaik ei ihmiset imetäNot all people can nourish,

3Niiko voali miun emmoin,Like my mother was a caregiver,

4Tuo vast vasite voali,That one was a newly made caregiver,

5Voali varte itsijeäShe readied herself as caregiver,

6Vanha päiveä varaks,For the old day's safeguard,

7Uuve päivän uskaleeks.And the new day's trust.

8Yhten on kesoissa yönäOne summer's night,

9Kolmest heä juoella juoksi,Thrice she ran to the river,

10Kanto vettä kappasel,Carried water in a vessel,

11Kippasel kiijjätteli,Hurried with the small pitcher,

12Mil pes pientä poikajoa,With it washed the little boy,

13Valeli voaista lasta,Anointed the tender child,

14Pois heä muutti mustat rievutShe cast off the dark garments,

15Sekä vaihto valkiammat.And changed to white ones.

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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