Hiya, a colleague of mine tried to talk to me about poetry. Now, I manage most conversations in Finnish quite well but here I was totally lost. Eino Leino apparently uses only parts of words, and dialect versions, so that I felt very, very miserable.
Still I suppose there is good and understandable Finnish poetry. Can you recommend something which is not meant for preschoolers? Kiitos!
Easy poetry in Finnish?
Re: Easy poetry in Finnish?
Are you looking for Finnish poems or a discussion about Finnish poetry. There are many Finnish peoms available online. Google results: this linkLillukka wrote:Hiya, a colleague of mine tried to talk to me about poetry. Now, I manage most conversations in Finnish quite well but here I was totally lost. Eino Leino apparently uses only parts of words, and dialect versions, so that I felt very, very miserable.
Still I suppose there is good and understandable Finnish poetry. Can you recommend something which is not meant for preschoolers? Kiitos!
Sano heti jos minä häiritsen,
hän sanoi astuessaan ovesta sisään,
niin minä lähden saman tien pois.
Sinä et ainoastaan häiritse,
minä vastasin,
sinä järkytät koko minun olemustani.
Tervetuloa.
- Eeva Kilpi -
Tell me immediately if I'm disturbing you,
He said, coming in the door,
And I will leave right away.
You not only disturb,
I answered,
You shake my whole being.
Welcome.
- Eeva Kilpi -
And, also this
“Go where you are celebrated – not tolerated."
"Aina, kun opit uuden sanan, opettele samalla sen monikko!"
"Aina, kun opit uuden sanan, opettele samalla sen monikko!"