Pakkanen, Pusurin poiga
In the SKVR edition: Lentiera. Karttunen n. 211. - 10/7 97. Onuhri Höttöne.
SKVR textEnglish
1Pakkanen, Pusurin poiga,Frost, Son of the Biter,
2Elä kylmä kynsiäni,Do not freeze my nails,
3Kylmä soita, kylmä maita,Freeze the swamps, freeze the lands,
4Kylmä kylmiä kiviä!Freeze the freezing stones!
5Tiańen on tirittänä,The titmouse is chirping,
6Leppä lierittänäThe alder is swaying,
7Pahalla pajupurolla,By the wicked willow-brook,
8Matalalla männiköllä,In the low pine forest,
9Pakkasen palolumia,Of Frost's glittering snows,
10Kovan ilman koskumiaThe harsh sky's touches,
11Pakkanen, Pusurin poigaFrost, Son of the Biter,
12Kesät keikkuu lähtehessä,Summers sway in the spring,
13Talvet taivosen navalla.Winters at heaven's axis.
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-006115 · Read at SKS ↗
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