Palvelin minä talonpoikaa vuateni täyteen
In the SKVR edition: Alastaro. Vihervaara. n. 2437. -11. Sikilä. Eräs 13-vuotias tyttö.
SKVR textEnglish
1Palvelin minä talonpoikaa vuateni täyteen,I served the farmer until my years were full,
2Sain minä munan palkastani.I received an egg as my wage.
3Munan nimi oli Tiu tau tau.The egg's name was Tiu tau tau.
4Palvelin minä talonpoikaa vuateni täyteen,I served the farmer until my years were full,
5Sain minä kukkon palkastani.I received a rooster as my wage.
6Kukkon nimi oli KuunakuppiThe rooster's name was Moon-Cup,
7Ja munan nimi oli Tiu tau tau.And the egg's name was Tiu tau tau.
8Palvelin minä talonpoikaa vuateni täyteen,I served the farmer until my years were full,
9Sain minä kanan palkastani.I received a hen as my wage.
10Kanan nimi oli Kaakelituppi,The hen's name was Tile-Sheath,
11Kukkon nimi oli KuunakuppiThe rooster's name was Moon-Cup,
12Ja munan nimi oli Tiu tau tau.And the egg's name was Tiu tau tau.
13Palvelin minä talonpoikaa vuateni täyteen,I served the farmer until my years were full,
14Sain minä kissan palkastani.I received a cat as my wage.
15Kissan nimi oli Niu nau nau,The cat's name was Niu nau nau,
16Kanan nimi oli Kaakeltuppi,The hen's name was Tile-Sheath,
17Kukkon nimi oli KuunakuppiThe rooster's name was Moon-Cup,
18Ja munan nimi oli Tiu tau tau.And the egg's name was Tiu tau tau.
19Palvelin minä talonpoikaa vuateni täyteen,I served the farmer until my years were full,
20Sain minä koiran palkastani.I received a dog as my wage.
21Koiran nimi oli Hau hau hau,The dog's name was Hau hau hau,
22Kissan nimi oli Niu nau nau,The cat's name was Niu nau nau,
23Kanan nimi oli Kaakeltuppi,The hen's name was Tile-Sheath,
24Kukkon nimi oli KuunakuppiThe rooster's name was Moon-Cup,
25Ja munan nimi oli Tiu tau tau.And the egg's name was Tiu tau tau.
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-055533 · Read at SKS ↗
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