Joka toisele hyvaa suopi
Se itsellensa siunausta tuopi
Can someone translate this little poem?
>>Joka toiselle hyvää suopi
se itsellensä siunausta tuopi <<
A person who wishes well to others
brings blessings for himself
suopi = suo ( in standard Finnish )
The basic form is "suoda" and it means :
http://www.tracetech.net:8081/?word=suoda
tuopi = tuo ( in standard Finnish )
the basic form is "tuoda" and it means :
http://212.213.217.194:8081/?word=tuoda&q=1095345080
joka = who
se itsellensä siunausta tuopi <<
A person who wishes well to others
brings blessings for himself
suopi = suo ( in standard Finnish )
The basic form is "suoda" and it means :
http://www.tracetech.net:8081/?word=suoda
tuopi = tuo ( in standard Finnish )
the basic form is "tuoda" and it means :
http://212.213.217.194:8081/?word=tuoda&q=1095345080
joka = who
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If the "toisele" is the original spelling, its a verse of say 1800's "biblical" Finnish.
Who grants others good
receives blessings himself
Would expect something like this in a greeting card, or wallhanging or painted in some older furniture.
Who grants others good
receives blessings himself
Would expect something like this in a greeting card, or wallhanging or painted in some older furniture.
Cheers, Hank W.
sitting here like a lemon looking for a gin.
sitting here like a lemon looking for a gin.
Translations for my little poem
Kiitos to those who provided translations for my poem. I found it on a wall hanging in my gransmother's attic. She emigrated from Finland 100 years ago--perhaps she had brought it with her. Thank you, Hank W, for the information on word origins as well.
There is a slightly different version of the proverb here :
http://www.cc.jyu.fi/~juhvain/Sananlaskuja.htm
luopi = "luo" in standard Finnish
the basic form is "luoda" and it means "to create".
Some Finnish sayings in English :
http://virtual.finland.fi/finfo/english/sayings.html
http://www.cc.jyu.fi/~juhvain/Sananlaskuja.htm
luopi = "luo" in standard Finnish
the basic form is "luoda" and it means "to create".
Some Finnish sayings in English :
http://virtual.finland.fi/finfo/english/sayings.html