Kuulin kummat näin ihmehet

SKVR XIII1 186·Pyhäjärvi Vpl.·1854·Collector: Ahlqvist, A. E.

In the SKVR edition: Pyhäjärvi. Ahlqvist A 165. 54.

SKVR textEnglish

1Kuulin kummat näin ihmehetI heard strange things, saw these wonders

2Hämehessä käyessäni:While I wandered in Häme:

3Lammas luhtiin munivi,A sheep laid eggs in the marsh,

4Kana poiki karsinahan.A hen birthed [young] in the fold.

5Lehmä leipoi taikinoa,A cow baked dough,

6Akka tarhalla makasi,An old crone lay in the yard,

7Kirvehellä keitettihin,Water was boiled with an axe,

8Kattilalla vestettihin,Water was drawn with a kettle,

9Vitulla vettä kannettihin,Water was carried with a pole,

10Ämpärillä nussittihin.Water was struck with a bucket.

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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