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Akka istui aidan alla

SKVR XII1 2317·Alatornio·1920·Collector: Perä-Pohjolan ja Lapin Kotiseutuyhdistys

In the SKVR edition: Alatornio. PLK. A 1426. -20. Röytän kk:n oppilaat.

Song type: Harakka istui aidalla - luki niitä näitä - viisitoista kymmentä

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SKVR textEnglish
1Akka istui aidan alla,The crone sat beneath the fence,
2Tappoi hiiren poikinensa,Slaughtered the mouse and her brood,
3Luki yhtä, luki toista,Counted one, counted another,
4Luki viimen viittätoista.Counted finally fifteen.

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-064921 · Read at SKS ↗

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