Ken lienöö kiron kironut
In the SKVR edition: Kurkijoki. Koskimies, A. V. 113. 80.
SKVR textEnglish
Kiron luku.
1Ken lienöö kiron kironut,Who might have cast the curse,
2Kiron hampaan hakenut,Sought the curse's fang,
3Kirohesen kiihtyköön,May they be thrust into their curse,
4Sanoihesen sattukoon!May it strike their own words!
5Ise noiat nuoliheese,Let the sorcerers turn to arrows,
6Velhot veitsirautoiheese,Witches into iron blades,
7Tietäjät teräksiheese!Seers into sharp steel!
8Ajan mie hiijen helvettiin,I drive the devil to hell,
9Pahan vallan valkiaanThe evil force to brightness,
10Paha pois pakenemast,Evil from fleeing away,
11Ristettyy rikkomast,The baptized from harm,
12Kastettuu koaatamast,The christened from torment,
13Hengellistä hiertämästä.The devout from oppression.
14Otan mie hiijestä hevoisen,I take the devil's horse,
15Vuoresta valitun varsan,A chosen foal from the mountain,
16Jolla soaatana aijaa,On which Satan rides,
17Keltahattu keljottaa.The yellow-hatted one toils.
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.
- The editors’ notes, and the marks in the verses that point to them, are left out; they can be read at SKS.
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-080100 · Read at SKS ↗
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