Koto muilla kuolasuilla

SKVR IV1 901·Kaprio·1859·Collector: Törneroos, A.

In the SKVR edition: [Kaprio-Tyrö?]. A. Törneroos. n. 154. (61 c). 1859.

Song types: Ei ole minulla niin kuin muilla isoa, emoa, Emon, ison haudalla, Jo nyt illakko tuleepi, Korvessa minun kotini, Minun on turva turpehessa, Oma ja vieras emo, Oman ja/tai vieraan emon aamuherätys

Open in the poem reader →

SKVR textEnglish

1Koto muilla kuolasuilla,Home for others on frozen lands,

2Maja muilla maitosuilla,Hut for others on milky fields,

3Ei oo miulla kurjasella,I, the wretched, have none,

4Ei oo kurjalla tytöllä,The poor girl has none,

5Ei oo luotu ensinkäänNothing was ever made,

6Koko ilmoista isoa.In all the wide world.

7Mihin männeen mie poloinen,Where should I, the wretched, go,

8Kulkeneen kovaosanen?Where wander, ill-fated soul?

9Koi oo miull kurjasella,Where is there for the wretched,

10Ei oo turvaa tuvassa,No safety in the house,

11Armoo ei katoksen alla.

12Miull on turva turpehessa,My safety is in the grave,

13Armo kirkon arkun alla.Mercy under the church’s coffin.

14Menin kerran kirkkoselle,Once I went to the churchyard,

15Istuin kirkon kynnykselle,Sat on the church’s threshold,

16Kuuntelin emoni ääntä,Listened for my mother’s voice,

17Vanhempani vaikutusta.My parent’s guiding power.

18En kuullut emoni ääntä,I heard not my mother’s voice,

19Vanhempain ei vaikutusta.No trace of my parents’ power.

20Astun haualle emoni,I stepped to my mother’s grave,

21Riipuin emon ristin päällä,Leaned on her cross’s top,

22Sanoin sanoilla näillä:Spoke with these words:

23"Nouse, ehtonen emoin,"Rise, twilight mother,

24Neuvomahan neitojaisi,To counsel your little maiden,

25Opettamaan omenuttais!"Teach your young daughter!"

26Sano ehtonen emoin,The twilight mother spoke,

27Sano tok pari sanoa,Said but a few words,

28Puhu miulle puoli puhetta,Gave me half a speech,

29Miten olla mie poloinen,"How to be, wretched me,

30Miten ollen kun elänneenHow to endure while alive

31Perehessä vierahassa,In a stranger’s household,

32Elossa emottomassa!Alive without a mother!"

33Ei vieras emoisen väärtti,A stranger isn’t a mother’s equal,

34Vaimo toinen tuojan väärtti.Another wife, the bringer’s match.

35Ei vieras hyvin opeta,A stranger teaches poorly,

36Vieras sinkuu sinkiästi,The stranger shoves swiftly,

37Kaljuu aivan kankiasti.Scolds with cruel harshness.

38Tulloo maire maanantakaamu,Comes a sly Monday morn,

39Viel päivä makaelloo,The day still drags on,

40Jopa vaartaa vaimo vieras,The foreign wife stirs,

41Vaartaa vaatehuonehesen,Moves to the wardrobe room,

42Kuin vieras ylös ajaa,As the stranger rises,

43Sanoo sanolla näillä:Says with these words:

44"Nouse, lyrsä, lypsä lehmät,"Rise, sluggard, milk the cows,

45Jouu, kurtsikka, kujaan,Go, Spotted, to the lane,

46Jouu, kartsu, aja karja,Go, Brindle, drive the herd,

47Jouu jo, turvikas, turulleHurry, Sturdy, to the shore,

48Sekä karsu kartanolle!"And Scrappy to the farmyard!"

49Jopa siit illakko tulee,Then evening arrives,

50Kuin tulee hovista kotiin,

51Astun karsu kartanolle,I step to the farmyard,

52Emo katsoo ikkunasta,Mother watches from the window,

53Pojat porstuan ovessa.Sons at the porch door.

54Emo sanopi isolle,Mother tells the master,

55Sanoo sanoilla näillä:Says with these words:

56"Jo meiän turvikas tuloo,"Now our Sturdy one comes,

57Jopa karsu karkajaa."Even Scrappy scampers in."

58Mie olin raukka rappuloilla,I, the wretch, on the steps,

59Tuossa puutun kuulemaan;There I paused to hear;

60Miä mielille pahoille.My mind turned bitter.

61Kun emo ylös ajaa,When Mother rises up,

62Jo on päivä päällä puolen,The day is half gone,

63Katsoo kattoloin ylitte:She looks under the rafters:

64"Nouse ylös, nuorukkainen,"Rise up, young one,

65Jouu kukkanen kujaan,Go, little flower, to the lane,

66Oma kauno kartanolle!"Your beauty to the farmyard!"

67Jopa siit illakko tulee,*Then evening arrives again,*

68Kun tulee hovista kotiin,When coming from the manor home,

69Kantaa kaakkua käteen,Carries a cake in hand,

70Kantaa voita kaakun päälle.Bears butter on the cake.

English translations by DeepSeek R1, provided by Lidia Pivovarova (University of Helsinki). AI-generated translations may contain inaccuracies. Lines without English have no translation, or one that cannot be matched to the line with certainty.

The text is that of the SKVR digital edition of the Finnish Literature Society (SKS), with these changes:

The editors’ signs inside the verses ([ ], ⌈ ⌉, *, [!], [?]) are left out, as in the poem reader; the letters they enclose are kept.
The edition’s line numbers are replaced by a number on every verse, counted as in the poem reader.
The editors’ notes, and the marks in the verses that point to them, are left out; they can be read at SKS.

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-012570 · Read at SKS ↗

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