Kivii kovvaa vaste
In the SKVR edition: Metsäpirtti. Neovius 116. 8/10 87. Helena Tuokko. Synt. v. 1834.
SKVR textEnglish
Paiseen luku.
1Kivii kovvaa vaste,Against the hard stones,
2ämmän peäätä luuta vast(e)!Sweep the old hag's head with a broom!
3Painu niin kuin päivä painu,Sink away like the sun sinks,
4kattoo niin kuin kuu katosVanish from sight like the moon vanished,
5henken kuolleen rinnalle!To the bosom of the dead spirit!
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-080863 · Read at SKS ↗
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