Nuku, nuku, nurmilintu

SKVR VI1 1185·Lappee·1889·Collector: Kemppi, A.

In the SKVR edition: Lappee. Kemppi, A. n. 24. - -1889. Hanhikemppi. Agneta Iitiä, 64 v. Eeva Kemppi, 45 v.

SKVR textEnglish

1Nuku, nuku, nurmilintu,Sleep, sleep, meadow bird,

2Väsy, väsy, västäräkki,Rest, rest, white wagtail,

3Tie pellolle pessäis,Go to your nest in the field,

4Koivuoksalle kottiis,To your home on the birch branch,

5Kalliolle kartanois,To your manor on the rock,

6Havukolle hau-majais!To your pine-cleft grave-hut!

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.