Kasvo koivu Kolhomajo'ell'
In the SKVR edition: Suurijärvi. Europ. K, n. 27. 45.
SKVR textEnglish
1Kasvo koivu Kolhomajo'ell',A birch grew at Kolho's dwelling,
2Iso puu Imandron suoll',A great tree on Imatra's swamp,
3Olovahko oksiltahan,Stoutly from its branches,
4Leviähkä ripsiltähän,Broadly from its twig-ends,
5Pietti pilvet juoksemasta.It halted clouds from fleeing.
6Oli nuori Joukahainen,There was young Joukahainen,
7Etsi päivän leikkajoa,Seeking the day's cutter,
8Etsi päivän, etsi toisen,Seeking a day, seeking another,
9Alko kohta kolmannaki.Soon began the third as well.
10Pieni mies merestä nousi.A small man rose from the sea.
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 editors’ signs inside the verses ([ ], ⌈ ⌉, *, [!], [?]) are left out, as in the poem reader; the letters they enclose are kept.
- 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-003204 · Read at SKS ↗
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