Taiton vastan taatolleni
In the SKVR edition: Kovero. Lönnrot U, n. 22. -38.
SKVR textEnglish
1Taiton vastan taatolleni,I met my grandfather with skill / Toward my grandfather I went
2Toisen vastan maam̄olleni,A second [meeting] toward my husband/land
3Kolmatta korottelimek.We raised the third [element]
4Tuli vieras virvikolta,A guest came from Virvikko
5Koiran suoli koivukolta,A dog's gut [came] from Koivukko
6Jok' otti minun omani,Who took my belongings
7Piti piika kunniani.The maid kept my honor
8Nosta kirstu kirstun päälle,Lift the chest upon the chest
9Arkku arkulle ylen̄ä.Stack the ark upon the ark excessively
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 editors’ signs inside the verses ([ ], ⌈ ⌉, *, [!], [?]) are left out, as in the poem reader; the letters they enclose are kept.
- 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.
Permanent address of this poem at SKS: http://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:sks-kvr-030710 · Read at SKS ↗
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