Kilkkaa, kalkkaa
In the SKVR edition: Hyrynsalmi. Paulaharju 11907. -15. Mari Kananen, paarmuuska, 80 v.
SKVR textEnglish
Kun hammas lähti, niin se heitettiin uunin perille ja sanottiin:
1Kilkkaa, kalkkaa,Clink, clank,
2Rautahammas kasvakoon sijaan!Let the iron tooth grow steadfast in its place!
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-070420 · Read at SKS ↗
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