Kerin kerin uttia
In the SKVR edition: Hausj. Knuutila Viljo V. HO 10 20. 14. M. Parmo, synt. 1865.
SKVR textEnglish
1Kerin kerin uttiaI spun and spun coarse wool
2muorille mustia sukkiaFor the old woman, black socks
3vaarille valkosia vanttuita.For the old man, white mittens
4Se susi villat huuu!That wolf [claims] the wool—hooo!
English translations by DeepSeek R1, provided by Lidia Pivovarova (University of Helsinki). AI-generated translations may contain inaccuracies.
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-049222 · Read at SKS ↗
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