Pitkii pellavii ja hienoi hampui
In the SKVR edition: Pöytyä. Vihervaara E. 126. 09. Pappilan lääni. Justiina Stenvall.
SKVR textEnglish
Laskiaisena on ennen Pöytyällä huudettu:
1"Pitkii pellavii ja hienoi hampui;Long flax stalks and fine teeth [combs];
2meijän pellavat syltää pitkii,Our flax spins out long,
3kylän pellavat tuumaa pitkii;The village's flax measures shorter;
4makkeit perunii kun manteleit,Sweet potatoes like almonds,
5semmottii juntei kon nurkanpäit,Such roots as cornerstones,
6semmottii nauriit kon lautasiiSuch turnips as platters,
7ja tupakki kultaa kans!And tobacco golden as treasure!
8Huui!"Huzzah!"
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-041680 · Read at SKS ↗
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