Nikki, näkki, suolasäkki
In the SKVR edition: Parkano. Lehto n. 9. -94. Paloviita. Maria Kujala, 65 v.
SKVR textEnglish
Näkin sanat.
1Nikki, näkki, suolasäkki,Nikki, näkki, salt-sack,
2Kuninkaan kultarahan varas.Thief of the king’s gold coin.
3Tuokaa pian puntari,Bring swiftly the balance scale,
4Että näkin puo punnitaan.So the näkki’s half may be weighed.
5Näkki maalle, minä veteen!Näkki to land, I to the water!
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-059389 · Read at SKS ↗
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