Today is the Finnish independence day. To commemorate & celebrate, - TopicsExpress



          

Today is the Finnish independence day. To commemorate & celebrate, here is a poem about Finns, written by Jorma Etto. Often cited, rarely translated, here goes: A Finn is someone who answers when he is not asked, asks when he is not answered, does not answer when he is not asked. Someone who strays off the road, shouts on the shore and on the opposite shore someone just like him shouts: the forest rings, resounds, the pine trees sigh. From there a Finn comes and groans, he is here and groans, that way he goes and groans, he is like someone in the sauna and groans when someone else throws water on the stones. Such a Finn always has a chum, he is never alone and the chum is a Finn. Nothing can part a Finn from a Finn, nothing except death and the police. -Jorma Etto
Posted on: Sat, 06 Dec 2014 11:24:02 +0000

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