Ähky Poika ähvärickö

In the SKVR edition: [Pohjanmaa.] Ganander, Kr. ? -1700-luvulla. Törnudd, A XXXVII, 23. (Reinius, Th. I.)

SKVR textEnglish

Ähkyn Synty.

1Ähky Poika ähvärickö,Moaning Boy, is he the groaner?

2Toinen poika tohvericko,The second boy, the slipper-one?

3Kolmas kodan nokinen,The third, sooty-nosed of the hut,

4Kosken kuohusta koottu,Forged from the rapids' froth,

5Veden vahusta valettu.Cast from water's foam.

6Kussa kypset kinttahani,Where are my mittens baked,

7Maan mato vanttuhuni,The earth-worm in my belly,

8Jolla kynnän kypsen pellon,With which I plow the ripe field,

9Käärmehen käännättelen?Make the serpent twist?

10Äskön pidin ilvexen iholihoja,Lately I wore lynx's skin-flesh,

11Kontion Kovia luita,The bear's hardened bones,

12Jolla ähkyä äsötin,With which I fed the groaner,

13Iholta ilmenis raukan,From the skin emerged the wretch,

14Karvalta emä kapean.From the fur, the meager source.

15Tuonnemma sinua panen,Farther away I place you,

16Lohen suuren leuka luillen,To the great salmon's jawbones,

17Hauvin suuren hartioillenTo the great pike's shoulders,

18Ihosta ihmenis raukan,From the skin, the marvel-wretch emerged,

19Tuonnemma sinua panenFarther still I place you,

20Koivun suuren Kangeloon,To the great birch's Spirit-Forest,

21HaavanThe aspen...

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.
The editors’ notes, and the marks in the verses that point to them, are left out; they can be read at SKS.

Source

Text: SKVR (Suomen Kansan Vanhat Runot), the digital edition of the Finnish Literature Society (SKS), licensed under CC BY 4.0.

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