Yksi yrtty pihlajainen
In the SKVR edition: Rovaniemi. PLK. H 38. -15. Korkalon kk:n oppilaat.
SKVR textEnglish
1Yksi yrtty pihlajainen,First, the little rowan herb,
2Toinen Tuomas karjalainen,Second, Thomas the Karelian,
3Kolmas koskelta kotoisin,Third from the rapids' home,
4Neljäs meito niemeltä,Fourth, maiden! From the headland,
5Viites Virkkulan kylästä,Fifth from Virkkula village,
6Kuutes Kuusamosta,Sixth from Kuusamo,
7Seitsemäs Seinäjoelta,Seventh from Seinäjoki,
8Kahdeksas Kalajoelta,Eighth from Kalajoki,
9Yhteksäs Ylikylästä,Ninth from Upper Village,
10Kymmenes Kyrös-Lassilta.Tenth from Kyrös-Lassi.
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-064124 · Read at SKS ↗
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