Tunnen mie sinun syntysi
In the SKVR edition: Suistamo. Eur. G, n. 507. -46. [Rauta - Suonten sanoja.]
SKVR textEnglish
Rauan sanat.
1Tunnen mie sinun syntysi,I know your birth,
2Tunnen mie sinun kasvantosi:I know your upbringing:
3Kirves on kivutteria,The axe is a stone-carver,
4Kassari kalatteria,The adze a fish-shaper,
5Vikate viilatteria,The scythe a sharpener,
6Sirppi siirattelia.The sickle a mover.
7Typykkäinen, täpykkäinen,Stubby, dappled,
8Lintu höyhteniltäänA bird in its feathers,
9Astuvi tipotteleviSteps daintily,
10Niegla kultainen käessä,A golden beak in hand,
11Sulkkuniitti nieglan päässä,A feather-clasp on the beak’s tip,
12Puheleppas suu punainen,Speak, red mouth,
13Ompeleppas rauan raana,Sew the iron’s tear,
14Päältä tuntumattomax.Unseen from above.
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-035730 · Read at SKS ↗
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