Aa lulla lasta
In the SKVR edition: Perniö. Saariluoma V. 319. 13. Alli Halme.
SKVR textEnglish
1Aa lulla lastaAh, sing to the child / Ah, lull the child
2Pappa tule vastaFather comes to meet [us]
3Isosella sillallaOn the big bridge
4Pikkusella hummallaOn the small hillock
5Tuo lapsell silkkikenkäBring the children silk shoes
6Hopea soljet pääll.Silver clasps upon them
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.
- The editors’ notes, and the marks in the verses that point to them, are left out; they can be read at SKS.
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-043767 · Read at SKS ↗
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