Aa, aa akkanin kuali
In the SKVR edition: Tammela. Viherv. 352. 09. Forssa. Ida Snellman, 15 v.
SKVR textEnglish
Kehtolaulu.
1"Aa, aa akkanin kuali,Ah, ah, the old woman's death-event,
2saisin toisen, mutten huali.I would get another, but I wouldn't mind.
3Minkä se kuali?What kind of death was it?
4Kua(o)kkalan koskeen.Into Kuakkala's rapids.
5Kuka sen näki?Who saw it?
6Kua(o)kkalan väki.Kuakkala's folk [or spirit-collective].
7Kuka sen hautas?Who buried it?
8Hallin Matti.Matti of Halli.
9Kuka sen veisas?Who chanted [rituals] for it?
10Kirkon pappi."The church's priest.
Kirjakielessä Kuakkala = Kuokkala. Ker. sel.
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-049603 · Read at SKS ↗
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