Pakkanen Puhurin poika
In the SKVR edition: Ilomantsi. Krohn n. 8570. -85. Kivilahti. Kauvoniemi. Heikki Romppainen, 68 v.
SKVR textEnglish
1Pakkanen Puhurin poika,Frost, son of the Storm-Wind,
2Talvi poika hyymetyinen,Winter's frost-encrusted son,
3Elä kylmä kynsiäni,Do not chill my fingernails,
4Palele pakkasella!Scorch with your frost instead!
5Tulen tungen sukkiini,I’ll stuff fire into my socks,
6Kekäleet kenkiini.Embers into my shoes.
7Kylmä puita koivusii,Chill the birch trees,
8Palele pahoja puita,Scorch the stubborn trees,
9Kylmä puut lehettömäksi,Chill trees to leaflessness,
10Kanarvat kukattomaksi.Heathers to flowerless state.
11Pakkanen sepi pajulla,Frost was forged at the smithy,
12Pakkanen taka-pajulla,Frost at the rear smithy,
13Kesä keskellä rekee,Summer in the sledge’s midst,
14Minä keskellä kesää.Me in the heart of summer.
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-035600 · Read at SKS ↗
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