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Aa aa akka kuoli

SKVR IX1 3205·Hattula·1914·Collector: Salo, Aukusti

In the SKVR edition: Hattula. Salo Aukusti. 476. 14. Elsa Rantanen, 11 v.

Song types: Aa aa akkani kuoli - saisin toisen, Eläimet hautaajina, Eläinten pidot, Miu, mau, Martti kuoli

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SKVR textEnglish
1Aa aa akka kuoli,Oh, oh, the old woman died,
2Harakka hauran kaivo,The magpie [at] the branch's well,
3Pienet linnut lusikat pesi.Small birds nested [with] spoons.

English translations by DeepSeek R1, provided by Lidia Pivovarova (University of Helsinki). AI-generated translations may contain inaccuracies.

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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-049516 · Read at SKS ↗

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