Tii tii tihane(n)
In the SKVR edition: Somero. Vihervaara Emil. HO 31 172. 13. Sylvänän kylä. Loviisa Jaakkola 65 v.
SKVR textEnglish
1Tii tii tihane(n),Titmouse, titmouse, titmouse,
2Vakalintu varpune(n),Steadfast bird, little sparrow,
3Kusas sinun pesäs on?Where is your nest?
4Pellonpääs petäjäs,At the field's edge in a pine,
5Kuuses katavas.In the spruce's shelter.
6"Mihes hiiri menet?""Where are you going, mouse?"
7"Puita huimimaan,"To sway the trees,
8Halkoi halaisemmaan."To split them into splinters."
9"Häntäs jos puu päälles kaatuu?""If a tree falls on your tail?"
10"Kyllä menen katavan alle.""I'll go under the shelter."
11"Häntäs jos tullee nälkä?""If hunger comes to your tail?"
12"Kyll mä karrutan katavanjuurta.""I'll gnaw the shelter's roots."
13"Häntäs jos vattas paisuu?""If your belly swells?"
14"Kyll mä tikon neulasilla.""I'll peck with woodpecker's needles."
15"Häntäs jos veri vuataa?""If blood flows?"
16"Kyll mä voitelen voikkosella.""I'll anoint with yarrow."
17"Mistäs saat sen voikkosen?""Where do you get that yarrow?"
18"Vanhan ämmän vakkasesta.""From the old crone's birch-bark box."
19"Mistäs vanha ämmä sen saa?""Where does the old crone get it?"
20"Nuaren lehmän vattan alta.""From under the young cow's belly."
21"Mistäs nuari lehmä sen saa?""Where does the young cow get it?"
22"Mättään päästä,"From the hillock's crown,
23Mättään päästä."From the hillock's crown."
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-046771 · Read at SKS ↗
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