Pakkanen pupurin poika
In the SKVR edition: Pihtip. Nyberg 2. 88. Esaias Urpilainen, huonemies, synt. 1835 Kivijärvellä.
SKVR textEnglish
1Pakkanen pupurin poika,Frost, the storm-wind's son,
2Susi ilman liepuluinenWolf of the sky with alder-bones,
3Elä kylmä kynsiäniDo not chill my nails,
4Elä päätäni palele.Do not freeze my head.
5Pakkasen pajuun käärinI rolled the frost into a willow,
6Vilun vihtahan sitasen.I tied the cold into a bath whisk.
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-052367 · Read at SKS ↗
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