Mie se virvon viinan iest
In the SKVR edition: Rautu, Mäkrä. Laiho, L. 1862. 35. Anni Jääskeläinen, 50 v.
SKVR textEnglish
Virpomaluku:
1Mie se virvon viinan iest,I wish for the sake of the liquor,
2rahan iest raksuttelen,I clink [coins] for the sake of money,
3munan iest muksuttelen:I nibble [an egg] for the sake of the egg:
4voilusikka lehmältäis,A butter-spoon from the cow,
5munane kanaseltais,An egg from the hen,
6koakku taikinaiseltais,A cake from the dough,
7viinaryyppy pulloltais.A liquor-sip from the bottle.
8Kui monta lehtii, nii monta lehmeä,As many leaves, so many cows,
9kui monta urpoa, nii monta uuttii,As many stumps, so many calves,
10kui monta oksoa, nii monta orrii,As many branches, so many sled-runners,
11kui monta varpoa, nii monta vaskoa.As many sprouts, so many saplings.
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-081766 · Read at SKS ↗
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