Nikka meni niineen
In the SKVR edition: Tammela. Lindqvist 309. 89. Kaukijärvi. Maijastiina Helströmmi, 80 v.
SKVR textEnglish
Nikotus taas lakkaa kun lukee yhdellä henki vedolla, näin.
1Nikka meni niineen.Nikka went to the meadow/promontory.
2Minä niintä kaatamaanI [went] to fell the hay/mowing.
3Nikka tuli niinestä.Nikka came from the reeds/meadow.
4Minä niintä kaatamastaI refrained from felling the hay.
5Nikka yks Minä kaks.Nikka one, me two.
6Nikka kolm. Minä neljNikka three, me four.
7Nikka viis Minä kuus.Nikka five, me six.
8Nikka seittemän Minä kahreksanNikka seven, me eight.
9Nikka yhreksän Minä kymmenenNikka nine, me ten.
10Nikka ykstoista Minä kakstoista.Nikka eleven, me twelve.
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 editors’ signs inside the verses ([ ], ⌈ ⌉, *, [!], [?]) are left out, as in the poem reader; the letters they enclose are kept.
- 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-050589 · Read at SKS ↗
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