Wästäräkki, pieni linntu
In the SKVR edition: Savitaipale. Europæus, Charlotta n. 55. -1848.
SKVR textEnglish
1Wästäräkki, pieni linntu,Wagtail, little bird,
2Hyppäis aitan kynyksellen:Hopped onto the fence edge:
3Ketä siellä aitasaa asuupi?Who dwells there in the fence?
4Kolmet nuorta neitokaista:Three young maidens:
5Yksi kuttoo kultta vyötä,One weaves a golden belt,
6Toinen sorrii sormustaasen,Another carves her ring,
7Kolmans ittköö veikovaasen,The third cries for her brother,
8Kuin nuorenna sottaan vietiin,As when he was taken to war young,
9Kapaloisſa kannettiin.Carried in swaddling clothes.
10Älä ittke veikovaisi!Do not cry, brother's dear one!
11Tuolta veikosi tuloopi,From there your brother comes,
12Tuopi viiet, kuuvet virsuparit,Bringing five, six pairs of socks,
13Kahet kolmet kenkäparit.Two, three pairs of shoes.
14Mitä sinä veikolleisi?What will you give your brother?
15Tieppä paita palltinainen,Take a white shirt,
16Hihatoman hellmattoman;Sleeveless, unadorned;
17Liisa hihat liittelöö,Liisa sews the sleeves,
18Helka hellmat heittelöö,Helka adds the trimmings,
19Kaisa kauluksen panno.Kaisa sets the collar.
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-022713 · Read at SKS ↗
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