Translation of the song Maahinen neito artist Värttinä
Maahinen neito
The changeling maiden
Minkä tiesivät minusta kuinka kummana katsoivat
What did they know about me, so strangely they looked at me
Kun ei ottaneet minua koskeneet miun kosijat
When they did not take me, my suitors would not touch me
Minkä tiesivät minusta kuinka kummana katsoivat
What did they know about me, so strangely they looked at me
Kun ei korjattu kesällä viime talvena tahottu
When they did not harvest in the summer what they desired in the winter
Minkä tunsivat minusta kuinka kummana koskivat
What did they know about me, how strangely they touched me
Kun ei nostettu neitonen yli kyntäjän kynnyksen
When this maiden wasn't lifted over the plowman's threshold
Minkä tiesivät minusta kuinka outona ottivat
What did they know about me, why did they see me so strangely
Kun ei kuljettu kuutamoon tuona tähtenä tahottu
When they didn't bring me into the moonlight, the star they had wanted
Mustaksi ne sanoivat pahan panijaksi panettelee
Dark they called me, maligned me as an evildoer
Mustaksi ne sanoivat mustempi oli sanoja
Dark they called me, with darker words still
Manalle mene kulkemaan vene ventoja vesiä
Go back to the underground, sail your boat to strange waters
Manalle mene kulkemaan ja mustakin vitivalkiaa
Go back to the underground, and the darkness shall become light
Minkä tiesivät minusta kuinka kummana kuulivat
What did they know about me, what strange things had they heard
Kun ei kopattu kainaloon kun ei suostuttu suuteloon
When no one took me into their arms, when nobody wanted to kiss
Minkä tiesivät minusta kylä kumuna sen kertonee
What did they know about me, the village rumblings will likely tell
Tuuli tuimana taittelee julma juoruja laittelee
The harsh wind blows, contriving cruel stories
Mustaksi ne sanoivat pahan panijaksi panettelee
Dark they called me, maligned me as an evildoer
Mustaksi ne sanoivat mustempi oli sanoja
Dark they called me, with darker words still
Manalle mene kulkemaan vene ventoja vesiä
Go back to the underground, sail your boat to strange waters
Manalle mene kulkemaan ja mustakin vitivalkiaa
Go back to the underground, and the darkness shall become light
Maahinen neito saa maasta ja mullastaan
The changeling maiden, from her earth and soil
Maahinen neito saa suudella sulhoaan
The changeling maiden may kiss her bridegroom
Maahinen neito saa maasta ja mullastaan
The changeling maiden, from her earth and soil
Maahinen neito saa suudella sulhoaan
The changeling maiden may kiss her bridegroom