Kukko meni kylpömään
In the SKVR edition: Hausj. Hongisto. 1. 02. Kustaa Matinmaa, 75 v., kuullut äidiltään.
SKVR textEnglish
Kukko ja kana.
1Kukko meni kylpömään,The rooster went to bathe,
2kana vettä kantamaan.the hen to fetch water.
3Kana meni kaivon tykö, sanoi:The hen went to the well, said:
4Hyvä kaivo, kaunis kaivoGood well, fair well,
5anna mulle vettägive me water.
6Kaivo sanoi: En mä ennen vettä annaThe well said: I won't give water before
7ennenkuin tuot vihdan.you bring a whisk.
8Kana meni koivun tykö, sanoiThe hen went to the birch, said:
9Hyvä koivu, valkea koivuGood birch, white birch,
10anna mulle vihtagive me a whisk.
11Koivu sanoi: En mä ennen vihtaa annaThe birch said: I won't give a whisk before
12ennenkuin tuot rihman.you bring thread.
13Kana meni teidon luoksi, sanoen:The hen went to the maiden, saying:
14Hyvä neito, kaunis neitoGood maiden, fair maiden,
15anna mulle rihmagive me thread.
16Neito sanoi: En mä ennen rihmaa annaThe maiden said: I won't give thread before
17ennenkuin tuot kengät.you bring shoes.
18Kana meni suutarin tykö sanoen:The hen went to the cobbler, saying:
19Hyvä suutari, kaunis suutariGood cobbler, fair cobbler,
20anna mulle kengät.give me shoes.
21Suutari sanoi: En mä ennen kenkii anna,The cobbler said: I won't give shoes before
22ennenkuin tuot harjaksia.you bring bristles.
23Kana meni sijan tykö sanoen:The hen went to the pig, saying:
24Hyvä sika, kaunis sikaGood pig, fair pig,
25anna vähän harjaksia.give some bristles.
26Sika sanoi: En mä ennen harjaksia anna,The pig said: I won't give bristles before
27ennenkuin tuot maitoa.you bring milk.
28Kana meni lehmän tykö, sanoen:The hen went to the cow, saying:
29Hyvä lehmä, kaunis kirju,Good cow, fair spotted one,
30anna mulle maitoagive me milk.
31Lehmä sanoi: en mä ennen maitoa anna,The cow said: I won't give milk before
32ennenkuin tuot heiniä.you bring hay.
33Kana meni niityn luoksi ja sanoi:The hen went to the meadow, saying:
34Hyvä niitty, pikku niitty,Good meadow, little meadow,
35anna vähän heiniä.give some hay.
36Niitty sanoi: En mä ennen heiniä anna,The meadow said: I won't give hay before
37ennenkuin tuot viikatteen.you bring a scythe.
38Kana meni sepän tykö sanoen:The hen went to the smith, saying:
39Hyvä seppä, musta seppä,Good smith, black smith,
40anna mulle viikategive me a scythe.
41Seppä sanoi: En mä ennen viikatetta anna,The smith said: I won't give a scythe before
42ennenkuin tuot sysiä.you bring charcoal.
43Kana meni kolarin tykö sanoen:The hen went to the kiln, saying:
44Hyvä kolari, kaunis kolariGood kiln, fair kiln,
45anna vähän sysiä.give some charcoal.
46Ja kolari antoi sysiä.And the kiln gave charcoal.
47Kana vei sydet sepälleThe hen took coals to the smith
48ja seppä antoi viikatteenand the smith gave the scythe.
49Kana vei viikatteen niitylleThe hen took the scythe to the meadow
50ja niitty antoi heinät.and the meadow gave hay.
51Kana vei heinät lehmälleThe hen took hay to the cow
52ja lehmä antoi maitoaand the cow gave milk.
53Kana vei maidon sijalleThe hen took milk to the pig
54ja sika antoi harjaksia.and the pig gave bristles.
55Kana vei harjakset suutarilleThe hen took bristles to the cobbler
56ja suutari antoi kengät.and the cobbler gave shoes.
57Kana vei kengät neidolleThe hen took shoes to the maiden
58ja neito antoi rihman.and the maiden gave thread.
59Kana vei rihman koivulleThe hen took thread to the birch
60ja koivu antoi vihdanand the birch gave the whisk.
61Kana vei vihdan kaivolleThe hen took the whisk to the well
62ja kaivo antoi vettä.and the well gave water.
63Kana sai nyt vettäThe hen now got water
64ja läksi viemään sitä saunaan.and went to take it to the sauna.
65Kun tuli tonneWhen she came there
66oli kukko jo kuollut parveen.the rooster had already died on the bench.
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.
Permanent address of this poem at SKS: http://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:sks-kvr-048555 · Read at SKS ↗
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