Nikko niemee, toinen tuoheen

SKVR VI2 4391·Mäntyharju·1913·Collector: Haronen, Ester

In the SKVR edition: Mäntyharju. Haronen, Ester n. 40. --1913. Eeva Haronen.

Song type: Nikka

SKVR textEnglish

1Nikko niemee, toinen tuoheen,"Nikko to the cape, the second to the birch bark,"

2Kolmas koivuun, neljääs niiteen,"Third to the birch, fourth to the meadow,"

3Viitees viitaan, kuutees kuuseen."Fifth to the thicket, sixth to the spruce,"

4Seitsemääs selän päähän,"Seventh to the ridge's end,"

5Kahdeksaas kannon päähän,"Eighth to the stump's crown,"

6Yhdeksääs ylätupaan,"Ninth to the upper loft,"

7Kymmenees kynnykselle"Tenth to the threshold,"

8Ja nikon pää poikki!"And Nikko's head severed!"

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.