THEM AND US | |||
Anon. (oral tradition) | trans. Keith Bosley - from Mari | ||
Jäl ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() tid ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() mä ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() tid ![]() ![]() ![]() Jäl ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() tid ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() mä ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() rid ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Jäl ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() tid ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() mä ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() tid ![]() ![]() ![]() | Other folk were born by moonlight - that is why they are blond and handsome: we were born on a dark night - that is why we are black and ugly. Other folk were born when the young lime tree was
we were born when the young lime tree was felled - that is why we are short and fat. Other folk were born when the shops were open - that is why they have silk kerchiefs: we were born when the shops were closed - that is why we have none. |
Trans. Copyright © Keith Bosley - with acknowledgements to the Finnish Literature Society