Virpoi, varpoi
In the SKVR edition: Koivisto. Ss. Hoikkala 18. 32.
SKVR textEnglish
1Virpoi, varpoiSwayed, sprouted (ritually)
2tuoreeks, tiineeks,To be fresh, to be fertile
3tulovaks vuuveks,For the arriving year
4rikkaaks, rakkaaks,To be wealthy, to be cherished
5ison talon emännäks.As mistress of the great house
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-081805 · Read at SKS ↗
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