Kuks kukko kylpöön!
In the SKVR edition: Hattula. Salo Aukusti. 203. 13. Eevard Laine, 68 v.
SKVR textEnglish
1Kuks kukko kylpöön!"How the rooster bathes!" / "Let the rooster bathe!"
2"Mene, kana, vettä kantaan.""Go, hen, to carry water."
3- Koree lähre, kaunis lähre,"Ornate spring, beautiful spring,"
4Anna minulle vettä.""Give me water."
5- En minä ennen vettä anna"I won't give water before"
6Ennenkös mulle vihran tuat."Before you bring me a green [branch]."
7- Koree koivu, kaunis koivu"Ornate birch, beautiful birch,"
8Anna minulle vihta."Give me a sauna whisk."
9- En minä ennen vihtaa anna"I won't give a whisk before"
10Ennenkös mulle rihman tuat."Before you bring me thread."
11- Koree neitty, kaunis neitty"Ornate maiden, beautiful maiden,"
12Anna minulle rihma."Give me thread."
13- En minä ennen rihmaa anna"I won't give thread before"
14Ennenkös mulle kenkät tuat."Before you bring me shoes."
15- Hyvä suutari, kaunis suutari"Good cobbler, beautiful cobbler,"
16Anna minulle kenkät."Give me shoes."
17- En minä ennen kenkiä anna"I won't give shoes before"
18Ennenkös mulle harjaksia tuat."Before you bring me bristles."
19- Hyvä possu, kaunis possu"Good pig, beautiful pig,"
20Anna minulle harjaksia."Give me bristles."
21- En minä ennen harjaksia anna"I won't give bristles before"
22Ennenkös mulle jyviä tuat."Before you bring me grains."
23- Hyvä riihimiäs, kaunis riihimiäs"Good thresher, beautiful thresher,"
24Anna minulle jyviä."Give me grains."
25- En minä ennen jyviä anna"I won't give grains before"
26Ennenkös mulle kaakun tuat."Before you bring me a cake."
27- Hyvä pakari, kaunis pakari,"Good baker, beautiful baker,"
28Anna minulle kaakku."Give me a cake."
29- En minä ennen kaakkua anna"I won't give a cake before"
30Ennenkös mulle maitoo tuat."Before you bring me milk."
31- Hyvä lehmä, kaunis lehmä"Good cow, beautiful cow,"
32Anna minulle maitoo."Give me milk."
33- En minä ennen maitoo anna"I won't give milk before"
34Ennenkös mulle heiniä tuat."Before you bring me hay."
35- Hyvä niitty, kaunis niitty"Good meadow, beautiful meadow,"
36Anna minulle heiniä."Give me hay."
37- En minä ennen heiniä anna"I won't give hay before"
38Ennenkös mulle viikatteen tuat."Before you bring me a scythe."
39- Hyvä seppä, kaunis seppä"Good smith, beautiful smith,"
40Anna minulle viikate."Give me a scythe."
41- En minä ennen viikatetta anna"I won't give a scythe before"
42Ennenkös mulle sysiä tuat."Before you bring me charcoal."
43- Hyvä sysimiäs, kaunis sysimiäs"Good charcoal-burner, beautiful charcoal-burner,"
44- Anna minulle sysiä."Give me charcoal."
45- En minä ennen sysiä anna"I won't give charcoal before"
46Ennenkös mulle puita tuat."Before you bring me firewood."
"Se saa sitte puita ja sitte":
47Minä puut sysimiähelle,"I bring wood to the charcoal-burner,"
48Sysimiäs minulle sysiä,"The charcoal-burner gives me charcoal,"
49Minä syret sepälle,"I ignite/move [it] to the smith,"
50Seppä minulle viikatteen,"The smith gives me a scythe,"
51Minä viikatteen niitylle,"I bring the scythe to the meadow,"
52Niitty minulle heiniä,"The meadow gives me hay,"
53Minä heinät lehmälle,"I bring hay to the cow,"
54Lehmä minulle maitoo,"The cow gives me milk,"
55Minä mairon pakarille,"I bring the milk to the baker,"
56Pakari minulle kaakun,"The baker gives me a cake,"
57Minä kaakun riihimiähelle,"I bring the cake to the thresher,"
58Riihimiäs minulle jyviä,"The thresher gives me grain,"
59Minä jyvät possulle,"I bring grain to the pig,"
60Possu minulle harjaksia,"The pig gives me bristles,"
61Minä harjakset suutarille,"I bring bristles to the cobbler,"
62Suutari minulle kenkät,"The cobbler gives me shoes,"
63Minä kenkät neittyelle,"I bring shoes to the maiden,"
64Neitty minulle rihman,"The maiden gives me thread,"
65Minä rihman koivulle,"I bring thread to the birch,"
66Koivu minulle vihran,"The birch gives me a green branch,"
67Minä vihran lähteelle,"I bring the branch to the spring,"
68Lähre minulle vettä,"The spring gives me water,"
69Minä vesen kukolle,"I bring water to the rooster,"
70Kukko pyärty lavolle,"The rooster collapsed on the drying rack,"
71Kana itki katkerasti."The hen wept bitterly."
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 editors’ signs inside the verses ([ ], ⌈ ⌉, *, [!], [?]) are left out, as in the poem reader; the letters they enclose are kept.
- 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-048525 · Read at SKS ↗
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