Kasvo suolle huolaskonka

SKVR VII2 1727·Ilomantsi·1846·Collector: Ahlqvist, A. E.

In the SKVR edition: Ilomantsi. Ahlqvist B, n. 136. -46.

SKVR textEnglish

1Kasvo suolle huolaskonka,A care-laden swamp arose,

2viitahan vilupetäjä,to the frost-pine thicket,

3tuosta on mulle tuutu tehty,from there a refuge was made for me,

4tuutu tehty, käätty kätkyt,refuge built, cradle wrapped,

5vaku vaivanen rakettu,a steadfast sorrow constructed,

6joss' on tuima tuuvitettu,where harshly hardened,

7vakainen vaapoitettusteadfastly made to sway,

8tälle suurelle surulle,for this great grief,

9apialle mielalalle,for a frail state of mind,

10joka ilta itkemähän,each evening to weep,

11joka kuu kujertamahan.each moon to lament.

12Illat itkin ikkunoissa,Evenings I wept at windows,

13aamut aitan portahilla,mornings on granary steps,

14kuukauet kujojen suussa,moon-times at path's edge,

15veräjillä viikkokauvet.week-times at gates.

16Aina aamusta eläsi,Always lived from morning,

17vaan on illasta ikävä.yet evenings are longed for.

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.

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