Aaa lasta nukkumaa
In the SKVR edition: Somero. Tamminen V. 9. 13. Vilhelmiina Fonsell, synt. 1850. Muistiinp. Salossa.
SKVR textEnglish
1Aaa lasta nukkumaaAaa, lull the child to sleep
2Lapsenpiika torkkumaThe nursemaid is dozing off
3Kukas sitten kiikuttaWho then will rock the cradle?
4Kyllä kissa kiikutta.Indeed, the cat will rock it.
5Missäs kissan palkka?Where then is the cat's reward?
6Turun paras härkäTurku's finest ox
7Piispan paras paistin lammas.The bishop's best roasted lamb
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-047931 · Read at SKS ↗
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