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Nuku nuku nurmilintu

Nuku, nuku nurmilintu,
Väsy, väsy, västäräkki.
Nuku nurmelle hyvälle,
Vaivu maalle valkialle.
 
Lintu tuopi liinahapaijan,
Haapana hyvän hamehen.
Kaskeloinen korvatyynyn,
Pääskynen peäalusen.
 
Nuku, nuku nurmilintu,
Väsy, väsy, västäräkki.
Nuku nurmelle hyvälle,
Vaivu maalle valkialle.
 
English
Translation

Sleep, Sleep, Little Grassland Bird

Sleep, sleep, little grassland bird*,
A tired, so tired, white wagtail.
Sleep well in the grass,
Lay down on the good earth.
 
The birds will bring you a linen shirt,
A wigeon will bring you a nice skirt.
A koskelo will bring you a little pillow,
The swallows will make for you a cushion.
 
Sleep, sleep, little grassland bird,
A tired, so tired, white wagtail.
Sleep well in the grass,
Lay down on the good earth.
 

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Comments
bidxaa'bidxaa'
   Sun, 04/06/2017 - 02:36

I keep coming back to this page (I bookmarked it). There's something about the song that reminds me a one particular memory that I haven't thought about for many years.

Ww WwWw Ww
   Sun, 04/06/2017 - 02:45

I am glad it's not just me.

bidxaa'bidxaa'
   Sun, 04/06/2017 - 02:50

It reminds me of a field similar to this one here where you would be facing Popocatépetl and Iztaccíhuatl and there's nothing for miles in every direction except a barely visible road and a quiet little town far away from the city.

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