Pom pom porovattaa
In the SKVR edition: Hattula. Salo Aukusti. 577. 14. Elias Enkvist, 13 v.
SKVR textEnglish
1Pom pom porovattaa,Thundering pom pom,
2Siel_on kaksi karjalaista,There are two Karelians,
3Kupillinen puuroo,A cupful of porridge,
4Kupillinen piimää,A cupful of buttermilk,
5Lapiollinen sontaa,A shovelful of dung,
6Kihvelillinen sammakoita.A scoopful of frogs.
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-049027 · Read at SKS ↗
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