Hiiri meni Hiihteen

SKVR IX1 521·Loppi·1914·Collector: Aaltonen, Esko

In the SKVR edition: Loppi. Aaltonen. HO 1 165. 14. Hunsala. Anna Vuorela, 56 v.

SKVR textEnglish

1Hiiri meni Hiihteen,The mouse went to Hiiden / Skiing,

2pikku kelkka peräsä.a little sled in tow.

3Katti istu kannaksilla,The cat sat on the isthmus,

4kysy mihkäs menet.asked, "Where are you going?"

5Halkojani hakkelemaan,"To chop my firewood,

6ja puitani kokoilemaan.and gather my timber."

7Jos puu päälles kaatuu?"If a tree falls on you?"

8Luiskattaisin maan rakoon."I’d slip into the earth’s crack."

9Entäs jos nälkä tulis?"What if hunger comes?"

10Haparoittisin haavan lehtiä,"I’d sour aspen leaves,

11koperoittisin koivun lehtiä.and crumple birch leaves."

12Entä jos vattas vahvistus?"What if your gut weakens?"

13Pistelisin puikkosella,"I’d poke with a splinter,"

14Entä jos verta tulis?"What if blood flows?"

15Voitelisin voikkosella."I’d dress it with yarrow,"

16Mistäs voikkosta?"Where’d you get yarrow?"

17Vanhan ämmän vakkasesta,"From the old hag’s bin,"

18nuaren lehmän kikkaisista."the young cow’s teats."

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.

Added by RunoVerse: the English translations, the song types, the verse numbers and the links.