Heikki Heikki henterikki
In the SKVR edition: Uskela. Moision kansakoulu 10. 13.
SKVR textEnglish
1Heikki Heikki henterikkiHeikki, Heikki, the slender one
2väärää sääri vänterikkiWith a crooked leg, the twisted one
3kommetiira taarajalkaThe adorned-footed, cloven-hoofed one
4pani kissan kyntämähänPut the cat to plowing
5vuohen vako vetämähänThe goat to pull the furrow
6itse istui pientarelleHimself sat on the field's edge
7kyllä kurki toista nappasIndeed, the crane snatched another
8kyllä kurki hakatahanIndeed, the crane kept pecking
9hakkurin päällä nakatahan.Tossing upon the chopping block
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-045308 · Read at SKS ↗
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