Nuku, nuku, nurmilintu

SKVR XIV 604·Vehkalahti·1887·Collector: Alava, Vihtori

In the SKVR edition: Vehkalahti. Alava, V. 5. 87. Pampyöli.

SKVR textEnglish

Lapsen laulu.

1Nuku, nuku, nurmilintu,Sleep, sleep, meadow bird,

2Väsy, väsy, västäräkki!Rest, rest, little wagtail!

3Tieppä pellolle pesäsi,Build your nest on the field,

4Koivun oksalle kotosi,To the birch branch your home,

5Hangelle havumajasi,To the snowdrift your fir hut,

6Kasesmaalle kartanosi!To the juniper land your manor!

7Kylhän varis vaipan tuopi,The village crow brings a blanket,

8Harakka hyvän hamehen,The magpie a fine skirt,

9Koskilintu korvatyynyn,The dipper a downy pillow,

10Pääskynen pään-alusen.The swallow a head-rest.

11Kurki se hyppii,The crane leaps,

12Ja kärki se tanssii,And the cuckoo dances,

13Ja tarhapöllö se pyörähtelee.And the garden owl twirls.

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.

Added by RunoVerse: the English translations, the song types, the verse numbers and the links.