Palvelin talonpoikaa vuoteni täysi
In the SKVR edition: Asikk. Andersson A. G. 491. 02. Eräs paimen.
SKVR textEnglish
Paimenlaulu.
1"Palvelin talonpoikaa vuoteni täysiI served the peasant for my full year
2sain minä munan palkastainI received an egg as my payment
3munan nimi tii ja vou vou,The egg's name: "tweet" and "cluck cluck,"
4palvelin talonpoikaa vuoteni täysiI served the peasant for my full year
5sain minä kanankin palkastainI received a hen too as my payment
6kanan nimi kakernakki munan nimi j n e.The hen's name: Cluckernut; the egg's name: [j n e].
7Palvelin talonpoikaa vuoteni täysiI served the peasant for my full year
8sain minä Kukonkin palkastainI received a rooster too as my payment
9kukon nimi kurnakuppiThe rooster's name: Crowcup
10kanan nimi Kakernakki j n e.The hen's name: Cluckernut [j n e].
11palvelin talonpoikaa vuoteni täysiI served the peasant for my full year
12sain minä Kissankin palkastainI received a cat too as my payment
13kissan nimi kurnauThe cat's name: Purrer
14kukon nimi kurnakuppi j n e.The rooster's name: Crowcup [j n e].
15Palvelin talonpoikaa vuoteni täysiI served the peasant for my full year
16sain minä koirankin palkastainI received a dog too as my payment
17koiran nimi hauThe dog's name: Woof
18kissan nimi kurnau, j n e.The cat's name: Purrer, [j n e].
19palvelin talonpoikaa vuoteni täysiI served the peasant for my full year
20sain minä Siankin palkastainI received a pig too as my payment
21sian nimi öhThe pig's name: Oink
22koiran nimi hau j n e.The dog's name: Woof [j n e].
23Palvelin talonpoikaa vuoteni täysiI served the peasant for my full year
24sain minä lampaankin palkastainI received a sheep too as my payment
25lampaan nimi pääThe sheep's name: Head
26sian nimi öh j n e.The pig's name: Oink [j n e].
27Palvelin talonpoikaa vuoteni täysiI served the peasant for my full year
28sain minä lehmänkin palkastainI received a cow too as my payment
29lehmän nimi ammuuThe cow's name: Moo
30lampaan nimi pää j n e.The sheep's name: Head [j n e].
31Palvelin talonpoikaa vuoteni täysiI served the peasant for my full year
32sain minä hevosen palkastainI received a horse as my payment
33hevosen nimi ihahahaThe horse's name: Neighaha
34lehmän nimi ammuu j n e.The cow's name: Moo [j n e].
35Palvelin talonpoikaa vuoteni täysiI served the peasant for my full year
36sain minä tyttären palkastain,I received a daughter as my payment,
37hevosen nimi ihahahaThe horse's name: Neighaha
38lehmän nimi ammuu,The cow's name: Moo,
39lampaan nimi pää,The sheep's name: Head,
40sian nimi öh,The pig's name: Oink,
41koiran nimi hau,The dog's name: Woof,
42kissan nimi kurnau,The cat's name: Purrer,
43kukon nimi kurnakuppi,The rooster's name: Crowcup,
44kanan nimi kakernakki,The hen's name: Cluckernut,
45munan nimi tii ja vou vou."The egg's name: "tweet" and "cluck cluck."
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-048601 · Read at SKS ↗
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