Repo itki riukutteli

SKVR V1 1294·Vuole·1859·Collector: Saxbäck, Fr. A.

In the SKVR edition: Vuole, Putkela. Saxbäck 117. 59.

SKVR textEnglish

1Repo itki riukutteliThe fox wept and wailed

2Kahen kaupungin välille,Between two towns,

3Kolmen linnan kuuluville.Within reach of three castles.

4Jänis juoksi katsomaan:The hare ran to look:

5"Mitä itket, repo rukka?""Why weep, poor fox?"

6"Kuoli miun sukuni suuri,"My great kin has died,

7Kuol miun viisi veikkojaniFive of my brothers died,

8Kuusi kuomaaen tytärtä,Six daughters of my sisters-in-law,

9Seitsemän setän lasta.Seven children of my uncle.

10Nuo sitt vietiin Virolle,Those were then taken to Estonia,

11Saatettiin SaksanmaalleSent off to Germany,

12Herroille hetulehiksi,To lords as jesters,

13Kaappamiehille kaluksi."As goods for merchant-men."

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.