Lehmoseni, ainoseni
In the SKVR edition: ? Lönnrot R 240. 37.
SKVR textEnglish
Lehmille:
1Lehmoseni, ainoseni,My little cow, my only one,
2Anna tulla Jumalan vilja,Let God's bounty come,
3Herran vilja viilätelläThe Lord's crop to be tended,
4Läpi maan alasen puolen,Through the earth's lower realm,
5Puhk on pellon pientariaThrough the field's margins,
6Nännille näpiseville,To teats needing coaxing,
7Suonille sorisoville,To veins that murmur,
8Utarille uhkuville!To udders swelling full!
9Kukan kultaisen nenästäFrom the golden flower's tip,
10Syökääte syömisenne,Eat your fill,
11Juokaate juomisenne,Drink your draught,
12Etsikää entinen elonne,Seek your former vigor,
13Muistakaa voiset vuoteen̄e,Remember your buttered beds,
14Pellavaiset päänalanneThe flax upon your head,
15Kyläsiltä kyn̄yksiltä,From village thresholds,
16Veräjiltä vierahiltaFrom strangers' gates,
17Käsillenne käpeille,To your open hands,
18Leuoille loasteille,To licking jaws,
19Hampaille haukkuville!To snapping teeth!
20Etsi maitosi manaltaSeek your milk from earth,
21Sekä piimäsi pihalta,Your buttermilk from yard,
22Maitosuonet juoksemah,Let milk-veins stream,
23Voiputket puhelemah!Butter-channels sing out!
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-081290 · Read at SKS ↗
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