Tirun lirun likkapaimen
In the SKVR edition: Tammela. Vihervaara Emil. HO 31 408. 13. Forssa. Maria Lehtinen, 52 v.
SKVR textEnglish
Paimenlaulu.
1Tirun lirun likkapaimen,Tirun lirun, sheep-herder,
2Aja karjas tälle pualen.Drive the herd to this side.
3Täälä on lehti lemposempi,Here the leaf is more tender,
4Täälä on heinä hemposempi,Here the hay is softer,
5Täälä on marja makiampi.Here the berry is sweeter.
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-046700 · Read at SKS ↗
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