Rauta raukka, koite kuona!
In the SKVR edition: Kuivajärvi. Marttińi n. 62. 93. Maria Huovinen; Iivanan emäntä; sanonut kuulleensa Makin Ohvolta Akonlahdesta.
SKVR textEnglish
Rauvan synti.
1Rauta raukka, koite kuona!Iron wretch, trial's dross!
2Kuin rauta ravon tekee,When iron makes carrion,
3Terä hieno hilpasou.The fine blade splinters.
4Miksi vestit veljeäsi,Why did you strike your brother,
5Hakkasit emosi lasta?Chop your mother's child?
6Ois' ollut puuta purraksesi,You should've bitten wood,
7Kiven siäntä syyväkses',Eaten stone's edge,
8Hakata vesihakoja.Chopped water-rotten logs.
9Et sie silloin suuri ollut,You weren't great then,
10Etkä ni kovin korea,Nor so very splendid,
11Kuin silma suosta sotkettih,When the eye was muddied from swamp,
12Vetelästä vellottih,From slop was stirred,
13Muan muasta muokattih,Earth from earth was shaped,
14Kuin seisoit sepän pajassa,When you stood in smith's forge,
15Olit hiili hinkalossa,You were coal in the fire's grip,
16Koprin mussassa muassa.Soot in filthy soil.
17Muarie emosi lapsi,Remember, your mother's child,
18Tule tänne tarvitessa,Come here when needed,
19Suoreissa sukkasissa,In straight stockings,
20Kepeissä kenkäsissä!In light little shoes!
21Juo viinana vihasi,Drink your rage as wine,
22Oluona omat pahasi,Your evils as beer,
23Jott' ei riuskais' rinnallani,So it won't rattle on my chest,
24Jott' ei päälläni pärise!Nor hum upon my head!
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
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Permanent address of this poem at SKS: http://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:sks-kvr-002495 · Read at SKS ↗
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