Läksin kouluhun kotonta

SKVR V1 712·Toksova·1847·Collector: Europaeus, D. E. D.

In the SKVR edition: [Toksova]. Europæus J 142. 47.

Song types: Kouluun kotoa, Oljamissa käynti, Silmät kiilui Kirstin päälle

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1Läksin kouluhun kotonta,I left home for school,

2Oppihin omilta mailta;To learn from my own lands;

3Kova oli koulu käyäkseni,Hard was the school to attend,

4Raskas ol' raamattu lukea,Heavy was the Bible to read,

5Kirja ol kiintiä sanella,The book was stiff to recite,

6Paper ol' paha lukea.The paper was harsh to read.

7Silmät kiiluit Kirstin päälle,My eyes gleamed at Kirsti,

8Paloit pappilan pii'an päälle,You burned for the parsonage maid,

9Eivät kiilu kirjan päälle,They did not gleam at the book,

10Ei pala paperin päälle.Nor burn for the paper.

11Tuotihin sana jälestä:A word came afterward:

12"Kolm on kuollutta kotona,"Three are dead at home,

13Isä on kuollunna kotona,Father lies dead at home,

14Katonen on kartanossa."Little Katri in the manor."

15Millä mie isän pesenen?How shall I wash Father?

16Pesen Saxan saippuallaI wash with Saxon soap,

17Sekä viinan viertehellä.And vodka's flowing edge.

18Milläs mie emon pesenen?How shall I wash Mother?

19Pesen pehmeillä käsillä.I wash with gentle hands.

20Milläs mie sulhon pesenen?How shall I wash the groom?

21Lykkään rapakivellä.I shove with slate stone.

22Mikä sen sulhon maahan viepi?What will take him to earth?

23Kyll se miiru maahan viepi,The ant will take him down,

24Kyläkunta kollohtavi.The village will assemble.

25Sotkin koito kostelia,I soiled the apron's tassels,

26Parin paitoja puhastinCleaned a pair of shirts,

27Oljamihin männäkseni.To the sauna's bench I went.

28Oliit ouot oljanreisut,Bare were the sauna benches,

29Apeltain anoin hevoista,From others I begged horses,

30Kyyltä kysyin lupaa,Asked the elder for leave,

31Omaltain itsiäni.By my own self alone.

32Appi aisalla tavoitti,Father-in-law reached with a shaft,

33Anoppi avaimilla,Mother-in-law with keys,

34Oma sulho ohjaxilla.My groom with reins.

35Mänin tokkiin, en totellut,I went stubborn, unheeding,

36Mänin vellon pellon päähän.To my brother-in-law's field.

37Kukkuit kuuset hongan latvat,Spruce tops swayed,

38Lauloit lakkapäät petäjät:Lichen-crowned pines sang:

39"Eihän täällä siun kotisi,"This is not your home,

40Jos on synnyntäsiasi."If these are your birthrights."

41Mänin mie vellon pellon päähän,I went to his field's edge,

42Uottelin mie vellon naistaAwaited my brother's wife,

43Pääveraista päästämähän,To loosen her headscarf,

44Silkkiä sirottamahan;To scatter silk;

45Ei tuo tullut tullenkana.She did not come at all.

46Itse mie päästin pääverani,I loosened my own scarf,

47Itse mie silkkini sirotin.I scattered my own silk.

48Mänin mie vellon porstuahan,I went to his porch,

49Vellon laps ol porstuassa,His child stood there,

50Sanoi sanalla tällä:Spoke these words:

51"Älä mää, täti, tuppaan,"Don't rush in, aunt,

52Ennen kuin muut murunsa syövät,Before others eat their share,

53Kohtalonsa kollahtavat!"Their fates befall them!"

54Mänin tokkii, en totellut;I went stubborn, unheeding;

55Vello ol isän siassaBrother-in-law in father's role,

56Kuin isäntä konsanansa,As master of old,

57Veikon nain' emon siassaHis wife in mother's role,

58Kuin emäntä konsanansa.As mistress of old.

59Veikko sano naisellensa,The brother told his wife,

60Kujahutti kullallensaWhispered to his beloved,

61Kuin hyvälle konsananki:As to good kin of yore:

62"Tie sisolle talkkunaista!""Make sister barley porridge!"

63Nainen vasten vastaeli:The wife retorted:

64"Ei nyt synny talkkunaista,"No porridge can be made,

65Ves on jäässä, jauhot kylmät."Water's ice, flour's cold."

66Vello sano naiselleh:The brother said to her:

67"Kaa sie maito kattilahan,"Pour milk in the pot,

68Puhkase muna patahan!"Crack an egg in the cauldron!"

69Nainen varsin vastaeli:She sharply replied:

70"Kaau ei maito kattilahan,"I'll pour no milk,

71Puhki' ei muna patahan."Nor crack an egg there."

72Vello sano naiselleh,The brother told her,

73Kujahutti kullallensa:Whispered to his dear:

74"Tuo sisolle oltta juoa!""Bring sister beer to drink!"

75Nainen vasten vastaeli:The wife retorted:

76"Ei nyt saa olutta juoa,"No beer can now be drunk,

77Hiiva on alla, vaahti päällä,Yeast below, foam above,

78Keskellä olut punanen,In the middle, red ale,

79Jossa kärme käänteleipi,Where a snake twists,

80Sisälisko siertelevi."A lizard slithers."

81Vanha ämmä kiukuallaAn old crone in rage

82Sanovi nurauttavi:Growled these words:

83"Ei oo täällä siun kotisi,"This is not your home,

84Jos on synnyntäsiasi."If these are your birthrights."

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 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.

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Text: SKVR (Suomen Kansan Vanhat Runot), the digital edition of the Finnish Literature Society (SKS), licensed under CC BY 4.0.

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