Ei tuo vielä kumman kumma

SKVR V1 1170·Toksova·1847·Collector: Europaeus, D. E. D.

In the SKVR edition: [Toksova]. Europ. J 185. 47.

SKVR textEnglish

1Ei tuo vielä kumman kummaThat's not yet the strangest wonder

2Eikä vielä ouon outo:Nor yet the peak of peculiarity:

3Lutikkainen lunta kanto,The little bedbug carried snow,

4Torokka tupoa nuoho,The torokka swept the hut's flue,

5Kirppu pyyhki kiukuata,The flea scrubbed the sauna stove,

6Täi lakasi lattiata,The louse mopped the floorboards,

7Variksell on vallan miekka,The crow wields a mighty sword,

8Pantu ei vallan taarastiksi;Yet deemed no sacred relic;

9Kurell on kumma ääni,The crane has an eerie cry,

10Kutsutt' ei kuninkahaksi.Yet none call it kingly.

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.

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