Mato kalalle, kala minulle
In the SKVR edition: Viljakkala. Mattila M. E, n. 305. -31. Viljakkalan kylä. Kalle Paijala, 76 v. Kuuli Hopun Manulta.
SKVR textEnglish
1Mato kalalle, kala minulle,Worm to the fish, fish to me,
2ruodat mustalle pirulle!Bones to the black devil!
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-058114 · Read at SKS ↗
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