Heikki helleri, kapukelleri
In the SKVR edition: Alatornio. PLK. A 39. -15. Alavojakkalan kk:n oppilaat.
SKVR textEnglish
1Heikki helleri, kapukelleri,Heikki the clatterer, the stick-floater,
2Laski laukula mäkeä alas,Let the bundle roll down the hill,
3Sai kolme sammakkoa.He obtained three frogs.
4Ensimäisen söi, toisen joi,The first he ate, the second he drank,
5Kolmanen kotia toi.The third he brought home.
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-066008 · Read at SKS ↗
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