Olsin kukkana koissa

In the SKVR edition: [Moloskovitsa - Tyrö]. Törneroos ja Tallqvist. n. 46 a. 1859. Toisinto säk. 38-42.

SKVR textEnglish

1Olsin kukkana koissa,I was a flower in the dawns,

2Kajavana kartanolla,As a tern on the manor,

3Iso kutsuis kullaksesen,Father would call me his gold,

4Mamma kutsuis mansikas,Mother would call me strawberry,

5Veikkoni vesi-kalaksi,My brother, a water-fish,

6Siso kutsuis sirkkuseksi,Sister would call me bunting,

7Veljen akka vertajaisi.Brother’s wife would liken me.

8Niin sanoo veljen vaimo:Thus spoke the brother’s wife:

9"Näin on siso siulle"This is your sister:

10Siili silmät, koiran korvat,Hedgehog eyes, dog’s ears,

11Siiski sääret, sääski sääret,Sedge legs, mosquito legs,

12Konnukkaisen korvan juuret."Frog’s ear-roots!"

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.

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