Siikanen (sinun nimesi

SKVR VI1 3680·Sonkajärvi·1885·Collector: Krohn, Kaarle

In the SKVR edition: Sonkajärvi. Krohn n. 14327. -1885. Paavo Eeskelinen, 67 v.

SKVR textEnglish

1Siikanen (sinun nimesi,Siikanen (your name,

2Siikanen sinä) ite,Siikanen, you yourself),

3Hyöryläinen, pyöryläinen,Surging one, whirling one,

4Pihan rikka, pellon toukka,Yard's vermin, field's grub,

5Hako huuhan haarottimen,Splinter of the rinsing divider,

6Koti-pellon pensottama,Overgrown by the home-field's thicket,

7Synkkä vuori eissäs,A dark mountain before you,

8Lieto meri takanas;A murky sea behind;

9Lyöte lietoon mereen,Cast into the murky sea,

10Ellys vikoin,Do not [sink] with flaws,

11Ellys vammoin vajoota;Nor with wounds sink down;

12Märäten mänet manalle,Dripping, go to Manala,

13Kavon tietä tuonelaan.Take the road to Tuonela.

(3:sti, huokasemata savupirtissä lakeisen alla, aukasta lakeinen. Takoopäin voijella, avopäin.)

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.
The editors’ notes, and the marks in the verses that point to them, are left out; they can be read at SKS.

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.