Etsi synnyntä-sihasi

SKVR III3 4286·Narvusi·1891·Collector: Alava, Vihtori

In the SKVR edition: N. Kaipaala. Al. VI 674. 91. Anni Porissa?

Song type: Pahasilmä

SKVR textEnglish

Sannoille.

1Etsi synnyntä-sihasiSeek your birth-place,

2Etsi kasvi-kallahasi,Seek your plant-cliff,

3Etsi luontosi lu'osta,Seek your essence from its source,

4Haon alta haltiasi,Under the splinter, your guardian,

5Synnyntä syvästä veestä!Birth from the deep water!

6Ken katehin katsonoo,Who watches with envy,

7Silmin kieron kepsinöö,With eyes of twisted snatching,

8Silmät verta vuotakooEyes bleeding flow,

9Metiseltä mättiseltä (?).From the wooded hummock,

10Päästä kohtauksist',From the skull's sutures,

11Naisiin reisiin välist'Between women's thighs,

12Virtsa-kinttuin vihasta.From bladder-anger's spite.

13Etsi rauvasta osasi,Seek your part from iron,

14Teräksestä haltiasi,Your guardian from steel,

15Hopiasta hyvät jumalat.From silver, good gods.

Kylvetään saunassa ja luetaan ja.

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.

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