Ptruu hummalla kirkkoon

SKVR X1 575·Tyrvää·1912·Collector: Pakula, Vihtori

In the SKVR edition: Tyrvää. Pakula V. V. n. 61. -26/3 12. Kalliala. Miina Isokäki, 57 v. Kuullut isävainaaltaan.

SKVR textEnglish

1Ptruu hummalla kirkkoon,Perttu (goes) to Hummala's church,

2poiketaan siälä tätilään.we stop by there at Aunt's place.

3Täti kakon leipooAunt bakes the ritual loaf,

4ja kukko puuron keittää,and the rooster cooks the porridge,

5kana riaskan lämmittääthe hen heats the stove,

6ja katti kauhat kanniskelee,and the cat carries the ladles about,

7pikku lintu lusikat peseethe little bird washes the spoons,

8ja harakka tallin laiseeand the magpie sweeps the stable,

9ja rästäräkki voin sualaaand the wagtail! steals the butter,

10ja panee paljo voita kakon päälle.and puts much butter on the loaf.

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 editors’ signs inside the verses ([ ], ⌈ ⌉, *, [!], [?]) are left out, as in the poem reader; the letters they enclose are kept.
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.

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