Nuku, nuku, nurmilintu
In the SKVR edition: Elimäki. Hildén, S. 6. 20. T. Hildén, 63 v. Lapinjärvi. Kuullut "Kala-Taavilta" Elimäellä.
SKVR textEnglish
1Nuku, nuku, nurmilintu,Sleep, sleep, meadow bird,
2Väsy, vähä västäräkki!Rest, little wagtail!
3Tiä pellolle pesäsesi,Make your nest to the field,
4Koivun oksalle kotosesi,On the birch branch your home,
5Kallijolle kartanosi,Onto the rock your manor,
6Hangelle havumajasi!Onto the snowdrift your fir hut!
7Kylläh varis vaipan tuapi,Indeed the crow will bring a blanket,
8Harakka punasen hamehen,The magpie a red skirt,
9Koskilintu korvatyynyn,The rapids bird a head-pillow,
10Muut linnut mustat vaatteit.Other birds black clothes.
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-085670 · Read at SKS ↗
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