Sorkkamannista sorikeen

SKVR IX1 2348·Somerniemi·1910·Collector: Vihervaara, Eemeli

In the SKVR edition: Somern. Viherv. 3332. 10.

Song type: Onnimanni

SKVR textEnglish

Nummella huusi "rajanhuutaja" seuraavasti:

1"Sorkkamannista sorikeen,From Hoof-land to gravel,

2sorikesta soremanniin,From gravel to Fine-land,

3soremannista rinikeen,From Fine-land to the slope's edge,

4rinikestä rintamanniin,From the slope to Front-land,

5rintamannista soohesvahhaan,From Front-land to the swamp-stream,

6soohesvahasta meeravahhaan,From swamp-stream to sea-stream,

7meeravahasta linkaankivveen,From sea-stream to Linkaa's stone,

8linkaankivestä tomankantoon,From Linkaa's stone to the earth's base,

9tomankannosta tomikeen.From earth's base to dust,

10Täsä on paikka vääräHere is the wrong place,

11ja täst on raja auki."and from here the boundary lies open."

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.
The editors’ notes, and the marks in the verses that point to them, are left out; they can be read at SKS.

Source

Text: SKVR (Suomen Kansan Vanhat Runot), the digital edition of the Finnish Literature Society (SKS), licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Added by RunoVerse: the English translations, the song types, the verse numbers and the links.