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Kiikun kaakun kissa jalkkaa

SKVR VIII 3055·Kuusjoki·1922·Collector: Nyyrikki, Ella

In the SKVR edition: Kuusjoki. Nyyrikki E. 9. 22. Emilja Paanu.

Song type: Kissa kuoli kiireellä ajalla

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SKVR textEnglish
1Kiikun kaakun kissa jalkkaa,Rocking, swaying, the cat treads,
2huomis päivä joulu alkka.Tomorrow’s day, Christmas starts.
3Kukas kissa riihet tappaWho, the cat, threshing barns destroys?
4kissa koton kuollen makkaa.The cat at home lies dead.

English translations by DeepSeek R1, provided by Lidia Pivovarova (University of Helsinki). AI-generated translations may contain inaccuracies.

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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-044151 · Read at SKS ↗

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