Matti meni matkaan
In the SKVR edition: Mäntyharju. Haronen, Ester n. 25. -1913. Eeva Haronen.
SKVR textEnglish
1Matti meni matkaan,Matti went on his way,
2Pani voita vakkaan,Put butter into the bushel,
3Silakkata sippuun,Herring into the bundle,
4Pani läävän lakkaan;Put the barn's roof [in place];
5Hiiri sen sieltä söi.A mouse ate it from there.
6Missä se hiiri?Where is that mouse?
7Kissa sen söi.The cat ate it.
8Missä se kissa?Where is that cat?
9Aitan alle meni.Went under the granary.
10Missä se aitta?Where is that granary?
11Tuli sen poltti.Fire burned it.
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-024507 · Read at SKS ↗
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