Poikais se pellot pehmittellöö
In the SKVR edition: Koivisto, Makslahti. KRK 124. Hoikkala, Gunilla 580. 35.
SKVR textEnglish
Kehtolaulu.
1Poikais se pellot pehmittellöö,He plowed the fields to soften them,
2aijanvieret astuvoipi,the march of time advances steadily,
3tuopi leivänki lehosta,he brings bread too from the alder grove,
4punakuoret koivikosta,red barks from the birch grove,
5kakkarat kanervikosta,round loaves from the heather moor,
6kaakut kahen kuorelliset,two-crusted cakes,
7omenat monen makuiset.apples of many flavors.
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-083154 · Read at SKS ↗
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