Kerin kerin lammastani
In the SKVR edition: Tyrväntö. Salo Aukusti. HO 24 738. 13. Anomaa. Eriika Ihamäki, 54 v.
SKVR textEnglish
1Kerin kerin lammastaniI gathered, gathered from my sheep
2Surelle sukkavillojaFor the wolf, sock-wools
3Karhulle kankaankuteitaFor the bear, fabric-wefts
4Huntti se villoja, hui.The hunter snatched the wools, hui!
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’ 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-049199 · Read at SKS ↗
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