Läkkäs, lintu, myötämöisin
In the SKVR edition: Liperi? Lönnrot, Jälk. j.p. n. 2. -39.
SKVR textEnglish
1Läkkäs, lintu, myötämöisin,Depart, bird, to join us,
2Kansa kaupattu kananen,O traded little hen of the folk,
3Kun olit rakas rahoille,When you were dear to silver,
4Kiivas kihlat ottamahan!Eager to seize the vows!
5Kun meet toisehen talohon,When you go to the other house,
6Katsos on nurkka, katso toinen,Look at the corner, look at another,
7Katsos on kaikki paikallehen!Look at every spot there!
8Kun sie kannat halkosia,When you carry firewood,
9Kanna halko haapanenki,Carry aspen logs too,
10Elä koivuista valitse!Do not choose birchwood!
11Kun sie lattian lakaset,When you sweep the floor,
12Lakase lattia kuurten, kaarten,Sweep the floor thoroughly, carefully,
13Ele lapsia lakase,Do not sweep the children,
14Voita voia leivän päälle!Spread butter on the bread!
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 editors’ signs inside the verses ([ ], ⌈ ⌉, *, [!], [?]) are left out, as in the poem reader; the letters they enclose are kept.
- 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-033584 · Read at SKS ↗
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