"Mihes menet hiiri raukka?"

SKVR IX1 460·Somero·1913·Collector: Vihervaara, Eemeli

In the SKVR edition: Somero. Vihervaara Emil. HO 31 140. 13. Joensuu. Lena Hagfors, 70 v.

SKVR textEnglish

1"Mihes menet hiiri raukka?""Where are you going, poor mouse?"

2"Menen puita poimimaan,"I go to gather trees,"

3Lastujani latelemmaan.""To spread my wood chips."

4"Häntäs jos puu kaatuu päälles?""What if a tree falls on your tail?"

5"Kyll mä mahrun maan rakkoon.""I'll squeeze into a ground crack."

6"Häntäs jos tullee nälkä?""What if hunger strikes your tail?"

7"Kyll mä kalvan katavan juurta.""I'll gnaw the shelter's roots."

8"Häntäs jos vattas paisuu?""What if your belly swells?"

9"Kyll mä puhkasen neulasella.""I'll pierce it with a needle."

10"Häntäs jos tullee veri?""What if blood flows from your tail?"

11"Kyll minä voitelen voikkosella.""I'll heal it with yarrow."

12"Mistäs saat sen voikkosen?""Where do you get that yarrow?"

13"Vanhan ämmän vakkasesta.""From the old crone's container."

14"Misäs on sen vanhan ämmän vakkanen?""Where is that old crone's container?"

15"Nuaren lehmän tissisä.""In the young cow's udder."

16"Misäs on sen nuaren lehmän tissinen?""Where is that young cow's teat?"

17"Kirkkaasa mättääsä.""In the bright mound."

18"Misäs on se kirkas mätäs?""Where is that bright mound?"

19"Vikatin sen leikkas.""A scythe cut it down."

20"Misäs on se vikatin?""Where is that scythe?"

21"Kovasin sen kulutti.""A whetstone wore it down."

22"Misäs on se kovasin?""Where is that whetstone?"

23"Akaniin se kätkettiin.""It was hidden in the chaff."

24"Misäs on ne akanat?""Where is that chaff?"

25"Hiiri ne tuiske.""The mice blew them away."

26"Misäs on se hiiri?""Where is that mouse?"

27"Kissa sen söi.""The cat ate it."

28"Misäs on se kissa?""Where is that cat?"

29"Karhu sen söi.""The bear ate it."

30"Misäs on se karhu?""Where is that bear?"

31"Seppä sen tappo.""The blacksmith killed it."

32"Misäs on se seppä?""Where is that blacksmith?"

33"Tauti sen tappo.""Disease killed him."

34"Misäs on se tauti?""Where is that disease?"

35"Yhreksän meren takan,"Beyond nine seas,"

36Kilpijärvi kymmeneis.""In the tenth Shield-lake."

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.

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