Kivi on kimmen, kammen poika
In the SKVR edition: Sonkajärvi. Krohn n. 14357. -1885. Mustamäki, Oinasjärvi. Olli Huttunen, 59 v.
SKVR textEnglish
Kiven jälki.
1Kivi on kimmen, kammen poika,The stone is of the ten, Kammen's son,
2Maamattaren maksan kappale.A piece of the Earth Mother's liver.
3Tiellä istu, tietä kävi,Sit on the road, walk the path,
4Varpaan nurin käänti.Turned a toe over.
5Tuosta mee lyyheemään,From there, go to lie down,
6Itkemään iltasella.To weep in the evening.
(Sitte veren seisatus.)
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-025986 · Read at SKS ↗
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