Repo itki rillitteli

SKVR XIII1 1066·Viipuri mlk·1890·Collector: Alava, Vihtori

In the SKVR edition: Viipurin pit. Vanhakylä. Alava 263. 90. Maria Vainikka, yli 80 v.

SKVR textEnglish

1Repo itki rillitteli,The fox cried, whimpered,

2Vuoren alla voivotteli:Lamented under the mountain:

3"Voi mun polo poikiain,"Alas, my wretched children,

4Laihan linnun lapsiainThe offspring of the scrawny bird—

5Liek' hyö maalla vai merelläAre they on land or at sea,

6Vai piispan pitkissä hihoissa,Or in the bishop’s long sleeves,

7Papin turkin kauluksissa?"In the priest’s coat collars?"

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.

Added by RunoVerse: the English translations, the song types, the verse numbers and the links.