Kehannenkois, kelvannenkois

SKVR XIII1 1083·Sakkola·1847·Collector: Reinholm, H. A.

In the SKVR edition: Sakkola. Reinholm A III 3. 47.

SKVR textEnglish

1Kehannenkois, kelvannenkoisHow to bind, how to make fit?

2Virren arkkua avata?To open the song's ark?

3Kyll' ois siell' virtoisiiThere would be streams there indeed,

4niinkuin seinän hirtoisiilike things dangling from a wall.

5Tahe kuusessa käppyy,Motion sways in the spruce,

6Petäjässä helpehiä.glimmers in the pine.

7Vei mä virsiä reelläI carried songs on a sled,

8ja sanoja soanin täyvä(n).and words full in the basket.

9Rekoin kilkahti kiv̄ehe,My sled clattered into a stone,

10Saani saunan salvomihi,reached the sauna's latch,

11Tuost' on virsiä väheniFrom that, songs dwindled,

12ja sai sanojai poisi.and words slipped away.

13Las' mie täst kolkan käänän,Let me turn from this bend,

14Harju halki, toisen poikki,Through one ridge, across another,

15Kolmannen vähää vittaa(n).The third slightly twisted.

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.

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