Kiikun kaakun kissa jalkka
In the SKVR edition: Muurla. Kallio Niilo 1831. 14. Manda Laine, kuullut Miina Lindqvist'iltä (synt. n. 1825) noin 40 v. sitten. M.p. Perttelissä.
SKVR textEnglish
1Kiikun kaakun kissa jalkkaRocking, swaying, the cat's leg
2Huamis peevä joulu alkkaTomorrow's day, Christmas begins
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4Kissa kuali kiirul ajalThe cat birthed in hurried time
5Kykkä jäi kaik pellol hajalSquatting remained, all in field scattered
6Kukas kissa riihe tappaWho would kill the cat in the barn?
7Kukas kissa viljan kokkoWho would stack grain for the cat?
(toisinto: Ku kissa koton kuallun makka)
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-044138 · Read at SKS ↗
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