Miu mau Mikko kuoli
In the SKVR edition: Hattula. Salo Aukusti. 447. 14. Hilja Nieminen, 12 v.
SKVR textEnglish
1Miu mau Mikko kuoli,What earth? Mikko died, / My land, Mikko died,
2Harakka hauran kaivo,Magpie [dug] Hauran's well,
3Varis maahan laulo,Crow sang to the earth,
4Kana puuron keitti,Hen cooked the porridge,
5Kukko siihen suolaa heitti,Rooster threw salt into it,
6Pikkulintu lusikat pesi,Tiny bird washed the spoons,
7Västäräkki se muuton hääri.Wagtail bustled the departure,
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-049515 · Read at SKS ↗
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