Pilvi nousi pohjaisesta
In the SKVR edition: Karvia. Kaukamaa L, n. 177. -26/6 30. Karviankyla. Jaakko Porrassalmi, 72 v.
SKVR textEnglish
Tulen sanat.
Vihan valkia, ei tavallinen valkia, tarvitsee sanat. Mettäpalo hillaantuu, sahtaantuu, ei sammu kylläkään, kun lukee:
1Pilvi nousi pohjaisesta,A cloud rose from the northern realm,
2Piika istu pilven päälläThe maid sat upon the cloud,
3Tuonen kauha kädesä.Death’s ladle in her hand.
4Hän tuli tule tukahuttamaa,She came to quench the fire!,
5Vaaravalkian kiini kiertämää.To coil tight the mountain-blaze.
Kyll' on hillaantunu.
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.
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-059051 · Read at SKS ↗
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