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Joulu tulla joŋkuvaa

SKVR VI1 2842·Lemi·1933·Collector: Kohvakka, Toini

In the SKVR edition: Lemi. Kohvakka, Toini n. 355. -1933. Kaamaniemen peräkylä. Vilhelmiina Kohonen.

Song type: Joulun tulo

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SKVR textEnglish
1Joulu tulla joŋkuvaa,Christmas comes swaying,
2Voipala voŋkuvaa.A butter-piece wobbling,
3Lihapala liŋkuttaa,A meat-piece swinging,
4Viinapullo viŋkuttaa.A wine-bottle beckoning,

English translations by DeepSeek R1, provided by Lidia Pivovarova (University of Helsinki). AI-generated translations may contain inaccuracies.

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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-025304 · Read at SKS ↗

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