Lieku, lieku linnan puussa

SKVR XIII2 5138·Pyhäjärvi Vpl.·1854·Collector: Ahlqvist, A. E.

In the SKVR edition: Pyhäjärvi. Ahlqvist A 238. 54.

SKVR textEnglish

1Lieku, lieku linnan puussa,Flutter, flutter in the castle's tree,

2Karjalan kataja puussa,In Karelia's juniper tree,

3oman veikon vemmelpuussa,In my brother's staff-tree,

4oman siskon silkkipuussa,In my sister's silk-tree,

5lintu tuopi liina-paian,A bird brings a linen shirt,

6pääskynen päänalaisen,The swallow, a headrest,

7hanhi valkian hamehen,A goose [brings] a white skirt,

8koskeloinen korvatyynyn.The dipper, an ear-pillow.

9Soua, soua Sorolahan,Glide, glide to Sorola,

10yli pellon Perolahan,Over the field to Perola,

11Perolass' on musta lehmä,In Perola is a black cow,

12akka alla lypsämässä!An old woman beneath, milking!

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.
The editors’ notes, and the marks in the verses that point to them, are left out; they can be read at SKS.

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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