Aaa lullaan lasta
In the SKVR edition: Koivisto. KRK Mannonen, U. 158-160. 35. Ulla Kallonen, 70 v.
SKVR textEnglish
1Aaa lullaan lasta,Aaa, we lull the child,
2Tule kissa vastaan,Come, cat, toward [us],
3Hyppää kissa kiikulleJump, cat, onto the swing,
4Ja kiikuttele lasta!And swing the child!
5Aaa aaa lullaa lasta,Aaa aaa, lull the child,
6Tule uni vastaan,Come, sleep, toward [us],
7Lyö, uni, lastaStrike, sleep, the child
8Kurikalla otsaa!With a rod on the forehead!
9Siho meijä lapse silmät,Smooth our child's eyes,
10Kuro meijä lapse kulmat,Stretch our child's brows,
11Sijo silkkirihmollaisi,Place with silk ribbons,
12Kuro kultanauhoillaisi!Stretch with golden bands!
13Aaa lullaa lastaa,Aaa, lull the child,
14Tuonne kirkon naapurihin;To yonder church's vicinity;
15Siel' on nuori nurmen nukkaThere's young grass's velvet
16Sekä hieno hiekkapeite.And a fine sand blanket.
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-076635 · Read at SKS ↗
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