Pakkaińi puhurim poika
In the SKVR edition: Latvaj. Borenius II, n. 17. 30/6 72. Arhippaińi Miihkali.
SKVR textEnglish
Pakkasen sanat.
1Pakkaińi puhurim poika,Frost-wind's boy,
2Vilu ilman kühelmöińi!Cold shimmerer of the sky!
3Elä külmä kunsiäńi,Do not chill my limbs,
4Elä kohmo kopriańi,Do not stiffen my joints,
5Tulen tunkeñ sukkihiñi,I thrust fire into my socks,
6Kekälehet kenkihińi,Embers into my shoes,
7Panun alla paklojeńi.I place [them] beneath my undergarments.
8Pakkaińi puhurim poika,Frost-wind's boy,
9Vilu ilman kühelmöińi!Cold shimmerer of the sky!
10Kesät heilut hettejillä,Summers you sway on meadows,
11Talvet taivahan ńavalla,Winters on the sky's navel,
12Šüküšüt sulilla soilla.Autumns on thawing swamps.
13Pakkaińi puhurim poika,Frost-wind's boy,
14Vilu ilman kühelmöińi!Cold shimmerer of the sky!
15Külmä soita, külmä maita,Chill the swamps, chill the lands,
16Külmä külmiä kiviä,Chill the chilling stones,
17Palele vesi-pajuja!Scorch the water-willows!
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
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-002414 · Read at SKS ↗
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