Kissa kuoli kiiruul' ajall'
In the SKVR edition: Maaria. Isotalo Paavo 8. 13. Miina Lindholm.
SKVR textEnglish
1Kissa kuoli kiiruul' ajall'The cat died in a hurried time
2Kun elot on pelloll hajall'When the harvest lies scattered on the field
3Tosa hän nyt paareill' makkaaThere it now lies upon the bier
4Kuka jyvät ulos oljist' hakkaa.Who will thresh the grains from the straw?
English translations by DeepSeek R1, provided by Lidia Pivovarova (University of Helsinki). AI-generated translations may contain inaccuracies.
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-044770 · Read at SKS ↗
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