Hiiri juoksi hipsutteli

SKVR VI1 2000·Lemi·1889·Collector: Kouvo, Henrik

In the SKVR edition: Lemi. Kouvo, H. n. 69. -1889. Lavola. Aatami Kouvo, 78 v.

SKVR textEnglish

1Hiiri juoksi hipsutteli,The mouse scampered lightly,

2Meren rantaa rapsutteli,Scratching along the sea shore,

3Pien' kelkkanen jälessä,A small sled behind him,

4Kirves pienessä kelkkasessa.An axe in the little sled.

5Mihis mänet, hiirosein?"Where go you, mouse-lad?"

6Tuonne mänen puita raatamaan,"There I go to toil at trees,"

7Kaseksia kaatamaan."To fell the birches down."

8Ens kua kaatuu puu päälleis?"When the tree falls on you?"

9Mä hyppään puun juurelle."I'll leap to the tree's root."

10Ens kuin tulee nälkä?"When hunger comes upon you?"

11Mä syön puun juurta,"I'll eat the tree's roots,"

12Koivun juurta kopsuttelen,Gnaw the birch roots steadily,

13Haavan juurta hapsuttelen,Nibble the aspen roots clean,

14Pihlajan juurta pipsuttelen.Peck the rowan roots tidy.

15Ens kuin paisuu vattais?"When your belly swells up?"

16Mä voitelen voilla."I'll soothe it with butter."

17Mistäs konna voita saapi?"Where does a toad get butter?"

18Nuoren lehmän nukkasesta,"From a young cow's tender udder,"

19Vanhan lehmän vakkasesta,"From an old cow's milking-pail,"

20Heliästä heinän päästä,"From the bright hay's tip,"

21Tuorehesta turpehesta."From fresh, dewy turf."

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.
The editors’ notes, and the marks in the verses that point to them, are left out; they can be read at SKS.

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.