Mänin Mikilt valkiaa

SKVR IV1 853·Kaprio·1859·Collector: Törneroos, A.

In the SKVR edition: [Kaprio-Tyrö?]. A. Törneroos. n. 108. (278 a). 1859.

SKVR textEnglish

1Mänin Mikilt valkiaa,I went from Mikko's at dawn,

2Mikin koira miun päällein,Mikko's dog over me,

3Mie Mikin pinon päälle.I climbed Mikko's stack,

4Katson Mikin reppänästä,I peered from Mikko's opening,

5Mitä Mikillä tehhään.What was done at Mikko's.

6Karhu paisto kakkaroja,The bear baked buns,

7Susi survo, häntä torkku,The wolf mashed [dough], his tail dozed,

8Jänis jauho, pää järisi,The hare ground [flour], his head quaked,

9Repo rieskoja repelsi,The fox flipped flatbreads,

10Kirpo pyhki kiuhkuaa,The squirrel wiped the stove,

11Lutikainen lasta katsoo,The bedbug watched the child,

12Täi lakasi lattiaa,The louse swept the floor,

13Torakka toru tuvassa.The cockroach scolded in the house.

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.
The editors’ notes, and the marks in the verses that point to them, are left out; they can be read at SKS.

Source

Text: SKVR (Suomen Kansan Vanhat Runot), the digital edition of the Finnish Literature Society (SKS), licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Added by RunoVerse: the English translations, the song types, the verse numbers and the links.