Tii_tii, tikan poika
In the SKVR edition: Uusikirkko, Leistilä [?]. Paulaharju 217. 03. Elsa Julku.
SKVR textEnglish
Lauletaan lasta levottaessa nukuttaessa.
1Tii_tii, tikan poikaTii-tii, woodpecker's son
2teki tielle nauriin;made a turnip on the road;
3tuli tuhma talonpoika,came a mischievous farmer,
4varast tikan nauriin.stole the woodpecker's turnip.
5Tikka itki illitteli,Woodpecker cried and wailed,
6talonpoika nauroi.the farmer laughed.
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-077848 · Read at SKS ↗
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