Piipili - piipili - pieni lintu
In the SKVR edition: Koivisto, Makslahti. Väänänen, J. 20. 35. Gunilla Hoikkala, n. 47 v. Kerännyt itse.
SKVR textEnglish
Kehtolaulu.
1Piipili - piipili - pieni lintu.Chirp-chirp, little bird.
2Palentaaks' siu jalkojaisTo warm your little legs?
3Koivun oksall ollessais,While on the birch branch,
4Marjavarrell maatessais? -Lying on the berry bush?
5Tules surma suota myöten,Let death come through the swamp,
6Tallo talvitietä myöten,Trample the winter road,
7Lyö kurikalla kumpaakii,Strike both with the club,
8Likkaa sekä lasta.The girl and the child.
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-076904 · Read at SKS ↗
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