Tuuvin lasta turvaksein
In the SKVR edition: Kirvu. Suomalainen, J. 231. 17.
SKVR textEnglish
1Tuuvin lasta turvaksein,I brought a child as safeguard,
2Vanhan päivän varaksein.A provision for the old day's sake.
3Ei tuosta turvaa tullukkaa,No safety came from that at all,
4Tuli vaan tukan vetäjä.Only a hair-puller arrived instead.
5Turva mul' on turpehessa,My safety lies in the peat-ground,
6Armo kirkon aijan alla.Mercy under the church's time's hand.
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-077265 · Read at SKS ↗
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