Palvelin talompoikaa
In the SKVR edition: Tammela. Vihervaara Emil. HO 31 266. 13. Hykkilä. Mikko Riihimäki, 75 v.
SKVR textEnglish
1Palvelin talompoikaaI served the farmer
2Vuateni täyteen.Until my clothes were full [of service time]
3Sain minä kukonkin palkastani.I received a rooster as my wage
4Kukko oli Kuupernuppi,The rooster was Crowy-Comb
5Muna oli tiu ja ou vou vou.The egg was cluck-cluck and cockle-doodle-doo
6Palvelin talompoikaaI served the farmer
7Vuateni täyteen.Until my clothes were full [of service time]
8Sain minä kanankin palkastani.I received a hen as my wage
9Kana oli Kaapernappi,The hen was Cackle-Button
10Kukko oli Kuupernuppi,The rooster was Crowy-Comb
11Muna oli tiu ja ou vou vou.The egg was cluck-cluck and cockle-doodle-doo
12Palvelin talompoikaaI served the farmer
13vuateni täyteen,Until my clothes were full
14Sain minä koirankin palkastani.I received a dog as my wage
15Koira oli Hiu hau,The dog was Bow-Wow
16Kana oli Kaapernappi,The hen was Cackle-Button
17Kukko oli Kuupernuppi,The rooster was Crowy-Comb
18Muna oli tiu ja ou vou vou.The egg was cluck-cluck and cockle-doodle-doo
19Palvelin talompoikaaI served the farmer
20vuateni täyteen.Until my clothes were full
21Sain minä kissankin palkastani.I received a cat as my wage
22Kissa oli Kirnau,The cat was Churn-Mew
23Koira oli Hiu hau,The dog was Bow-Wow
24Kana oli Kaapernappi,The hen was Cackle-Button
25Kukko oli Kuupernuppi,The rooster was Crowy-Comb
26Muna oli tiu ja ou vou vou.The egg was cluck-cluck and cockle-doodle-doo
27Palvelin talompoikaaI served the farmer
28vuateni täyteen.Until my clothes were full
29Sain minä lehmänkin palkastani.I received a cow as my wage
30Lehmä oli Ammuu,The cow was Moo-Moo
31Kissa oli Kirnau,The cat was Churn-Mew
32Koira oli Hiu hau,The dog was Bow-Wow
33Kana oli Kaakernappi,The hen was Cackle-Button
34Kukko oli Kuupernuppi,The rooster was Crowy-Comb
35Muna oli tiu ja ou vou vou.The egg was cluck-cluck and cockle-doodle-doo
36Palvelin talompoikaa vuateni täyteen.I served the farmer until my clothes were full
37Sain minä putinkin palkastani.I received a calf as my wage
38Putti oli Mökökökö,The calf was Croaky
39Lehmä oli Ammuu,The cow was Moo-Moo
40Kissa oli Kirnau,The cat was Churn-Mew
41Koira oli Hiu hau,The dog was Bow-Wow
42Kana oli Kaapernappi,The hen was Cackle-Button
43Kukko oli Kuupernuppi,The rooster was Crowy-Comb
44Muna oli tiu ja ou vou vou.The egg was cluck-cluck and cockle-doodle-doo
45Palvelin talompoikaaI served the farmer
46vuateni täyteen.Until my clothes were full
47Sain minä pässinkin palkastani.I received a ram as my wage
48Pässi oli Päkäkäk,The ram was Baa-Bleat
49Putti oli Mökökökö,The calf was Croaky
50Lehmä oli Ammuu,The cow was Moo-Moo
51Kissa oli Kirnau,The cat was Churn-Mew
52Koira oli Hiu hau,The dog was Bow-Wow
53Kana oli Kaapernappi,The hen was Cackle-Button
54Kukko oli Kuupernuppi,The rooster was Crowy-Comb
55Muna oli tiu ja ou vou vou.The egg was cluck-cluck and cockle-doodle-doo
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-048587 · Read at SKS ↗
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