Heikki Helleri
In the SKVR edition: Luopioin. Regnell Hanna. HO 22 20. 13. Taava Nurminen, "Iso-Taava", n. 70 v., synt. Luopioisissa.
SKVR textEnglish
1Heikki Helleri,Heikki Helleri,
2Maha melleri,Belly melleri,
3Meni sonnilla sotaan,Went with an ox to war,
4Härillä hätään,With oxen into trouble,
5Mullikoilla muille maille.With bullocks to foreign lands.
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-049354 · Read at SKS ↗
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