Nippu nappu kellastappu
In the SKVR edition: Uusikaupunki. Winterin kok. 9. 24-25.
SKVR textEnglish
1Nippu nappu kellastappuNippu nappu tarnished-bell (or unclear refrain)
2Meijä herran piene kanapojaOur Lord's little hen-chicks
3Menivä toisen talon ladon ala.They went beneath another house's barn.
4Tekivä siel paljon pahaa.They did much evil there.
5Söivä kaikk piparuuti paparuutiThey ate all pepper-powder, bean-powder
6Kaalin konti, tupakan tronti.Cabbage stumps, tobacco twists
7Sielt tul harmaa hevonenFrom there came a gray horse
8kintta kädesMitten in hand
9satul seljäs saappa jalas.Saddle on back, boots on legs
10kiis käsi koukkuSnatched hand hook / Hook in tight hand
11hut koir ove loukku.Shout dog door-trap / Swept dog into door-trap
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-046150 · Read at SKS ↗
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