Ähky puhku pummeroinen
In the SKVR edition: Karstula. Pirttinen Vihtori ja Matilainen Onni. HO 18 6. 13. Kristo Suldan.
SKVR textEnglish
Ähyn sanat.
1Ähky puhku pummeroinen,Snorting, gasping pummeroinen,
2sysipuista synnytettyBorn from sooty wood,
3koottu kovan noesta,Assembled from hard clay,
4tehty tervastikkusista,Made from tar-coated sticks,
5läpi kuuman neulan silmän.Through a hot needle's eye.
6Hampaas on hanhen pajusta,Teeth from a goose's willow,
7huules koevu hulasistaLips from splintered birch,
8kieles kengän anturoista,Tongue from shoe soles,
9korvas virsulammin lumpehista.Ears from twisting pond-lilies.
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-052799 · Read at SKS ↗
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