Lintu tuopi liina paijan
In the SKVR edition: Koivisto, Siikapaasi. Mannonen, Ulla 3713. 37. A. M. Asikainen, 70 v.
SKVR textEnglish
1Lintu tuopi liina paijan,The bird brings a linen shirt,
2Hanhi valkijan hamehen,The goose a white skirt,
3Pääsky päivän lämpimämmän,The swallow a warmer day,
4Käki suven tuo sanoman,The cuckoo brings summer’s tidings,
5Varis saappahat saviset,The crow clay-covered boots,
6Kurki jalat kuraiset.The crane muddy legs.
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-082834 · Read at SKS ↗
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