Hops humma kirkkoon
In the SKVR edition: Hauho. Toivonen K. K. HO 29 15. 13. Maija Martikainen, 61 v., synt. Tuuloksessa.
SKVR textEnglish
1Hops humma kirkkoonGiddy up, horse, to the church
2poikkee sieltä tätilään.He stops by from there to Aunt's place.
3Täti kaakun leipoo,Aunt bakes a cake,
4panee paljon voita päälleputs a lot of butter on top,
5munan kuolen verran.[as much as] a golden egg's worth.
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-047147 · Read at SKS ↗
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