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Mau, mau, Matti kuoli

SKVR XII1 590·Alatornio·1915·Collector: Perä-Pohjolan ja Lapin Kotiseutuyhdistys

In the SKVR edition: Alatornio. PLK. A 10. -15. Alavojakkalan kk:n oppilaat.

Song types: Eläimet hautaajina, Miu, mau, Martti kuoli

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SKVR textEnglish
1Mau, mau, Matti kuoli,Mau, mau, Matti died,
2Harakka sille hauvan kaivoi,The magpie dug a grave for him,
3Pikku linnut virren lauloi.Little birds sang a dirge.

English translations by DeepSeek R1, provided by Lidia Pivovarova (University of Helsinki). AI-generated translations may contain inaccuracies.

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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-063170 · Read at SKS ↗

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