Terve löyly, terve lämmin
In the SKVR edition: Impilahti. Krohn n. 5240. -84. Ruokojärvi. Iivana Kräkin, 62 v. Isältä.
SKVR textEnglish
Silmäys (saunaan männessä).
1Terve löyly, terve lämminHale steam, hale warmth
2Tervehyttä tekemään,To craft well-being,
3Rauhutta rakentamaan;To construct peace;
4Ei ole löylyn löytämistä,There is no seeking the steam,
5Ei ole lämpösen lähättämistä.No stoking of the warmth.
6Löyly kiukajan kiville,Steam onto the stove-stones,
7Löyly saunan sammalille;Steam onto sauna moss;
8Puu löyly, kivonen löyly,Wood's steam, stone's steam,
9Löylysessä on lämpömiä,In steam are warmths,
10Saunassa on sanoja suliaIn sauna, sweet words
11Terhehyttä tekemään,To forge wholeness,
12Rauhutta rakentamaan.To build peace anew.
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
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Permanent address of this poem at SKS: http://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:sks-kvr-037768 · Read at SKS ↗
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