Iivana Kojosen poika

SKVR V1 210·Toksova·1894·Collector: Pajula, Fanny M.

In the SKVR edition: Toksova, Miina. Pajula 480. 94.

SKVR textEnglish

1Iivana Kojosen poika,Iivana, son of Kojo,

2Itse Iivana Kojonen,The very Iivana Kojonen himself,

3Valjasti tulisen ruunanHarnessed the fiery steed,

4Tulisella tanterella,On the fiery clearing,

5Tuli suihki ruunan suusta,Fire sprayed from the steed's mouth,

6Veri kiehu vempeleestä,Blood boiled from the bridle,

7Rasva rahkehin nenästä.Grease [dripped] from nose to pasterns.

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.

Added by RunoVerse: the English translations, the song types, the verse numbers and the links.