Elli keitti vellin
In the SKVR edition: Koivisto, Rautanen. KRK Santamo, V. 53. 35. Leikkiluku.
SKVR textEnglish
1Elli keitti vellinElli cooked the porridge
2Omist' ohrajauhoistaan;From her own barley flour;
3Matti kaasi karsinaan,Matti poured [it] into the trough,
4Elli itse itkemään,Elli herself began crying,
5Ellin lapset latkimaan.Elli's children started splashing [about].
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-078464 · Read at SKS ↗
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