Selvällä meren selällä
In the SKVR edition: Suistamo. Härk. I, n. 362. -00. Nälkä-Uuksu. Lukki Antiipouna Nälkä, 70 v.
SKVR textEnglish
1Selvällä meren selällä,On the clear open sea's expanse,
2Lagialla lainehellaOn the gently rippling bay,
3Sugi piätänsä suruista,Shook their heads free of sorrows,
4Harjasi halunalaista.Combed manes of yearning's ache.
5Suihkahtih suga merehe.The brush burst into the sea,
6Kaldaudui on katshomahe,Bent down to gaze intently,
7Oijendaudui ottamahe;Straightened up to grasp;
8Suihkahtih suvan jälestä.Rushed after Suva's trace.
Sano:
9"Hoi on muamoi, kandajaine!"Oh, my mother, carrier of mine!
10Mi olloo uallolla vesiä,What lies on the shore as water,
11Se on minun veriä,That is my very blood,
12Mi olloo rannalla risuja,What lies on the beach as debris,
13Se on minun kylgiluida!"That is my shattered ribs!"
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-030740 · Read at SKS ↗
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