Liili, liili lastańi
In the SKVR edition: Suistamo. Salminen V, n. 2795. -11.
SKVR textEnglish
1Liili, liili lastańi,Lulla, lulla, my little child,
2Tuleba uno uinottamaa,Sleep comes to lull,
3Käy unone kätkyeeh,Enter the cradle of sleep,
4Lapsen pienen pieluksih,For the small child into swaddling,
5Suuren lapsen suuruksih,For the great child into greatness,
6Vakasehen voattioi.Into calm swaddling.
7Tuut'i, tuuti lastani,Hush, hush my child,
8Magoa, magoa lapseni,Lie down, lie down my baby,
9Sais on likkane levätä,May the little one rest,
10Lapsen orja joute olla.The child's servant may have peace.
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-034149 · Read at SKS ↗
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