Pieni lintu, leppälintu
In the SKVR edition: Lappee. Kohvakka, Toini n. 467. --1934. Varis-Lavola. Hanna Varis, 75 v.
SKVR textEnglish
Lastenloru.
1Pieni lintu, leppälintuA small bird, an alder-bird
2Hyppäsi aita kynnykselle,Hopped to the fence's threshold,
3Kysyi: kuka aitassa?Asked: "Who is in the yard?"
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Ei muistanut pitemmältä runomittaisena, mutta muisteli runossa puhuttavan neitosista ja veljen sotaan viemisestä.
English translations by DeepSeek R1, provided by Lidia Pivovarova (University of Helsinki). AI-generated translations may contain inaccuracies.
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-028936 · Read at SKS ↗
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