Heru, heru, Herukkiseń'
In the SKVR edition: Suurijärvi. Väisänen, siv. 56. 15. Vetora Homońe.
SKVR textEnglish
Lypsylaulu.
1Heru, heru, Herukkiseń',Drip, drip, of Herukki's kin,
2Toru, toru, Toimikkiseń',Chide, chide, of Toimikki's kin,
3Anna maituo, Mairikkiseń',Grant milk, of Mairikki's kin,
4Mairehesta mättähästä,From the lush hummock's mound,
5Uhkusesta utaresta,From the udder's swelling round,
6Pilvestä pakottajasta,From the cloud that drives [rain],
7Lotjasta lopottajasta,From the trough that never ends,
8Venehestä vuotajasta!From the leaking boat's pours!
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-001987 · Read at SKS ↗
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