Pieni lintu västäräkki

SKVR XIII1 898·Uusikirkko Vpl.·1903·Collector: Paulaharju, Samuli

In the SKVR edition: Uusikirkko, Haapala. Paulaharju 151. 03. Mari Haapanen, "Juhanan Mari".

SKVR textEnglish

1Pieni lintu västäräkkiA small bird, the wagtail,

2asui aitan kynnysalla,lived on the granary's threshold,

3hyppäis aitan kynnykselle,hopped onto the granary's threshold,

4kysyi: ketä tuoll assuu?asked: "Who lives there?"

5Kolme nuorta neitoo.Three young maidens.

6Mitä nuo tekkööt?"What are they doing?"

7Yks kuttoo kultavyötä,One weaves a golden belt,

8toinen valaa sormuksii,another casts rings,

9kolmas huutaa veikkoo:the third calls for her brother:

10Tuo, veikko, kottii,"Bring, brother, home,

11tuo hopialammasbring the silver sheep

12ja kultanen karitsa.and the golden lamb."

13Nuo läksiit lentooThey took to flight

14yli vuoren ja meren.over mountain and sea.

15Siel on hyvä ellää:There, it is good to live:

16pojat tuol soittaatboys there play music,

17ja tytöt tuol tantsiit.and girls there dance.

18Tytöt on niin nättilöi,The girls are so pretty,

19pojat juomarattiloi.the boys, drink-offering ones.

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.

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