Palvelin minä talon poika
In the SKVR edition: Muurla. Saariluoma V. 444. 13. Kalle Tuominen.
SKVR textEnglish
1Palvelin minä talon poikaI served as the farm's son
2Vuoden ja päivänA year and a day
3Sain minä kanan palkakseniI received a hen as my wage
4Kanan nimi KaakernappiThe hen's name was Cluckbutton
5Palvelin minä talonpoikaI served as the peasant
6Vuoden ja päivänA year and a day
7Sain minä kukon palkakseniI received a rooster as my wage
8Kukon nimi PunatuppiThe rooster's name was Redcase
9Palvelin minä talonpoikaI served as the peasant
10Vuoden ja päivänA year and a day
11Sain minä kissan palkakseniI received a cat as my wage
12Kissan nimi KaarnauThe cat's name was Barky
13Palvelin minä talonpoikaI served as the peasant
14Vuoden ja päivänA year and a day
15Sain minä koeran palkakseniI received a dog as my wage
16Koeran nimi Ynttä-kynttäThe dog's name was Dig-Dig
17Palvelin j.n.e.I served, etc.
18Lehmän nimi Oma kroono.The cow's name was Own Crown
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-044634 · Read at SKS ↗
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