Oppas sinua, rauta raukka
In the SKVR edition: Laihia. Tanner n. 4. -80.
SKVR textEnglish
Raudan vihat.
1Oppas sinua, rauta raukka,Learn now, iron wretch,
2Eppäs silloin suuri ollut,You were not mighty then,
3Kun sinua maass' sotkettiinWhen you were kneaded in the earth,
4Ja vetelässä vellottiin.And churned in the mire.
5Oppas sinua, rauta raukka,Learn now, iron wretch,
6Eppäs silloin suuri ollut,You were not mighty then,
7Kunsas maitona makasitWhen you lay as milk
8Nuoren neitosen nisissä.In a young maiden's breasts.
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-061406 · Read at SKS ↗
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