Puhun suulla puhtahalla
In the SKVR edition: Sakkola, Haitermaa. Neovius 459. 10/12 88. Antti Tahvonp. Pitkänen (kuultu Mari Pappiselta).
SKVR textEnglish
Kylvötysluku.
1Puhun suulla puhtahalla,I speak with a pure mouth,
2Herran Hengellä hyvällä.By the Lord's good Spirit.
Sanotaan kun ruvetaan lukemaan.
3Pois pimput pamput piiasta!Away, impurities, from the sacred vessel!
4Ves moaaha vierimeää,Let water flow to the earth,
5piika ylös kasvamaaMay the maid rise to grow from the soil,
6niinkun vehnanen tahas.like wheat in the tilled field.
7Mie pahkaa painan,I press down the swelling,
8(mie) liikaa litistän,I flatten the excess,
9(mie) kuhmuu kukistan.I subdue the deformity.
10Paha painuk(u)oo,May evil sink down,
11liika litistykk(y)öö,May excess be flattened,
12kuhmu kukistukkuoo!May the deformity be vanquished!
13Kohotkuoo koivu oksat,May birch branches rise,
14lepä juuret levitkyööt,Alder roots spread wide,
15paju juuret paisuk(u)oot!Willow roots swell strong!
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-080687 · Read at SKS ↗
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