vaeslapse laul from KANNEL by Sille Ilves

Tracklist

4.	vaeslapse laul	8:00

Lyrics

Miks on Jumal minda loonud?
Siia rikaste risusse.

Miks on Jumal minda loonud?
Siia rikaste risusse.
Talupoegade purelda,
peretütarde tülisse!

Eks võind luua loogapuusse,
isa härja ikkeesse,
ema lehma lüpsikusse.

Miks on Jumal minda loonud?
Siia rikaste risusse.

Mina küll, mina küll vaenelatsi, kaske.
Mina vaene vaimukene, kaske.
Maha jäie marja suuru, kaske.
Kivi pääle kirbu suuru, kaske.
Läve ala läädse laiu, kaske.
Tee veerde tilga suuru, kaske.
Põrmandulle põrmu suuru, kaske.

Lööge sedä, see isata!
Lööge seda, see emata!
Sel pole kullal kostajada,
hellal iista seisäjäda!

Mina küll, mina küll vaenelatsi, kaske.
Mina vaene vaimukene, kaske.
Maha jäie marja suuru, kaske.
Kivi pääle kirbu suuru, kaske.
Läve ala läädse laiu, kaske.
Tee veerde tilga suuru, kaske.
Põrmandulle põrmu suuru, kaske.

Ülevalta hüüab Looja:
“Ärge lööge vaesta lasta.
Vaene nutab löömatagi,
halba ilma haigetagi.
Löömata pale punane,
pessämata silmä märja!”

Miks on Jumal minda loonud, kaske.
Siia rikaste risusse, kaske.
Talupoegade purelda, kaske.
Ja peretütarde tülisse, kaske.

Miks on minda loodud?

English translation:

Why has God created me?
Over here, smothered by the wealthy,
their sons to fight with,
their daughters to argue with!

You could have created me into the wood of the shaft-bow,
into my father's ox-yoke,
into my mother's milking bucket.
Why has God created me?
Over here; smothered by the wealthy!

I'm an orphan child – kaske
I'm a poor little soul – kaske
I've been left behind as big as a berry – kaske
Left on a stone as big as a flea – kaske
By the doorstep as wide as a lentil – kaske
By the side of the road as big as a drop of water – kaske
On a floor as big as a dust – kaske.

“Beat the one without a father!
Beat the one without a mother!
This one hasn't got anyone to protect or stand by!”

I'm an orphan child – kaske
I'm a poor little soul – kaske
I've been left behind as big as a berry – kaske
Left on a stone as big as a flea – kaske
By the doorstep as wide as a lentil – kaske
By the side of the road as big as a drop of water – kaske
On a floor as big as a dust – kaske.

From up above the Creator calls:
“Don't beat an orphan child!
The poor one cries without being beaten.
The poor one is in pain even in fair weather,
the poor one's face is red without beating it
and eyes are watery without washing them!”

Why has God created me – kaske
Over here, smothered by the wealthy – kaske
Their sons to fight with and their daughters to argue with – kaske
Why am I being created?

Kannel tuning: a,C,D,E,F,G,A
Hiiu Kannel tuning: a,A,A,E

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from KANNEL, released May 1, 2015

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