Kukko ja kana meni kylpömään

SKVR IX1 2194·Jokioinen·1909·Collector: Vihervaara, Eemeli

In the SKVR edition: Jokioin. Viherv. 285. 09. Jänhijoki. Hilda Heinonen, 20 v.

Song type: Kukon ja kanan saunamatka

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1"Kukko ja kana meni kylpömään,"The rooster and the hen went to bathe,"

2ei ollu kukolla vihtaa."the rooster had no bath whisk."

3Kana meni kukolle vihtaa tekkeen."The hen went to make a bath whisk for the rooster."

4Kana kippas koivun luakse:"The hen rushed to the birch tree:"

5"hyvä koivu, kaunis koivu,"Good birch, fair birch,"

6anna mulle vihta." -"give me a bath whisk."

7"En minä sulle vihtaa anna,"I won't give you a bath whisk,"

8ennenkos mulle kenkät tuat.""before you bring me shoes."

9Kana kippas suutarin luakse:"The hen rushed to the cobbler:"

10"hyvä suutari, kaunis suutari,"Good cobbler, fair cobbler,"

11anna mulle kenkät." -"give me shoes."

12"En minä sulle kenkiä anna,"I won't give you shoes,"

13ennenkos mulle harjaksia tuat.""before you bring me bristles."

14Kana kippas possun luakse:"The hen rushed to the pig:"

15"hyvä possu, kaunis possu,"Good pig, fair pig,"

16anna mulle harjakset." -"give me bristles."

17"En minä sulle harjaksia anna,"I won't give you bristles,"

18ennenkos mulle maitoa tuat.""before you bring me milk."

19Kana kippas lehmän luakse:"The hen rushed to the cow:"

20"hyvä lehmä, kaunis lehmä,"Good cow, fair cow,"

21anna mulle maitoo." -"give me milk."

22"En minä sulle maitoo anna,"I won't give you milk,"

23ennenkos mulle heiniä tuat.""before you bring me hay."

24Kana kippas niitylle:"The hen rushed to the meadow:"

25"hyvä niitty, kaunis niitty,"Good meadow, fair meadow,"

26anna mulle heiniä." -"give me hay."

27"En minä sulle heiniä anna,"I won't give you hay,"

28ennenkos mulle vikatteen tuat.""before you bring me a scythe."

29Kana kippas sepälle:"The hen rushed to the blacksmith:"

30"hyvä seppä, kaunis seppä,"Good smith, fair smith,"

31anna mulle vikate." -"give me a scythe."

32"En minä sulle vikatetta anna,"I won't give you a scythe,"

33ennenkos mulle rautaa tuat.""before you bring me iron."

34Kana kippas rautaruukkiin:"The hen rushed to the iron pot:"

35"hyvä ruukki, kaunis ruukki,"Good pot, fair pot,"

36anna mulle rautaa.""give me iron."

37Ruukki rauran kanalle,"The pot gave iron to the hen,"

38kana rauran sepälle."the hen gave iron to the smith."

39Seppä vikatteen kanalle,"The smith gave the scythe to the hen,"

40kana vikatteen niitylle."the hen gave the scythe to the meadow."

41Niitty heinät kanalle,"The meadow gave hay to the hen,"

42kana heinät lehmälle."the hen gave hay to the cow."

43Lehmä mairon kanalle,"The cow gave milk to the hen,"

44kana mairon possulle."the hen gave milk to the pig."

45Possu harjakset kanalle,"The pig gave bristles to the hen,"

46kana harjakset suutarille."the hen gave bristles to the cobbler."

47Suutari kenkät kanalle,"The cobbler gave shoes to the hen,"

48kana kenkät koivulle.""the hen gave shoes to the birch tree."

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.

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

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