Sotkin koito kostolii
In the SKVR edition: Lempaala, Hovinmäki. Bor. 90. 14/1 77. Koslin Veru, 60 v. Tuotu Palkeelasta.
SKVR textEnglish
1Sotkin koito kostolii,I soiled the feast at Kostola,
2Parim paitoi voa varustinI prepared the best shirts for departure.
3Ol'amii om männäksie.My kin are meant to leave.
4Uottelin opin oroista,*I waited for stud horses of knowledge,
5Katsoin kannatoshevoista.I observed sturdy workhorses.*
6Ei tultu opin oroineThey didn't come with knowledge's steeds,
7Eikä vierty vellon korjoNor turned my brother's retinue.
8Ol'amiehen ottamoane.To receive the clansman.
9Läksm itse ol'amii.I went myself, kin of mine.
10Ky'yltä kysyin rekkie,From the in-law I asked sleds,
11Apelta anoin hevoista,From the father-in-law begged horses,
12Anopilt on tuomisii.From the mother-in-law came scoldings.
13Kyty kylmeä puhhuuppi,The hearth blows cold air,
14Appi jeätä jähkäsyö,*Father-in-law cracks icy frost,*
15Anoppi kovin kiroisi.Mother-in-law cursed fiercely.
16Mänin tokkii, en toteltu.I went against, did not obey.
17Ei ollut sitä mätästä,There was no mound,
18Kuss en kurjaine levänty;Where this wretch couldn't lie;
19Ei ollut sitä juoista,No stream existed,
20Kust en kurja vettä juontu.From which this wretch could drink.
21Mäni vellom pellom peähä,Went to brother's field's edge,
22Sylin aittoa mie rappaine:I embraced the granary, tore it down:
23Teä aitta on ison tekemä,"This granary father built,
24Vitsakset sissoin tuomat.Withies brought by ancestors."
25Mäni vellom porstuvoane,Went to brother's porch,
26Vello lapset lastuisilla.Brother's children on benches.
27Lapset loatuit miulle:The children complained to me:
28"Älä meä, täti, tuppoane,"Don't come in, auntie,
29Ennek muut murruse syövät,Until others eat the crumbs,
30Kohtaloisen kollahtoat,The doomed one collapses,
31Palaisen pois pannuot."*The serf is cast out."*
32Mänin tokkii, en toteltu,Went against, didn't heed,
33Ove suuhu seisatin oi,At the door's mouth I stood, oh,
34Miss on enne orjo seistu,Where slaves once stood,
35Enne orjo, vasta vanki.First slaves, then prisoners.
36Pistin kättä hiiluksie:I thrust hand into ashes:
37Hiilet kylmät hiiluksessa.Embers cold in ash-pit.
38Pistin kättä kiukuvoane:*Thrust hand into stone oven:
39Kivet kylmät kiukuvasse.Stones cold in oven's belly.*
40Vuottelime vellon naistaI awaited brother's wife
41Peärievuista peästämeäne,To remove the head-scarf,
42Itsejäim mie riisumoane,I myself remained disrobing,
43Orrellen ojentamoane.*Stretching out painfully.*
44Ei uo tullut vello naineThat brother's wife didn't come
45Peärievuista peästämeäne.To release the head-scarf.
46Itse peästin peärievu,Myself I loosed the head-scarf,
47Itse orrellen ojensi.Myself reached out straining.
48Sano vello naisellese:Brother said to his woman:
49"Tie sisolle talkkunaista!""Bring sisärie barley mush!"
50"Ves' o jeässä, jauhot kylmät,"Water's ice, flour's cold,
51Sitä kylmemp on tekijä."Colder still the maker."
52Sano vello naisellese:*Brother said to his woman:*
53"Tuo sisälle oltta juuva!""Bring housewards ale to drink!"
54"Tappi taittu tynnöristä,"Bung broken from barrel,
55Hiiv on alla voaht' on peällä,Yeast below, foam atop,
56Keskelt on olo punaine."In middle lies redness."
57Kanto naine kylmän koalen,The woman carried cold tongs,
58Kylmän koalin, vanhan toarin,Cold tongs, old fireplace,
59Mist' ol' musti murkinointu,Where black soot had settled,
60Halli haukannut palaisen,Mold gnawed the pauper,
61Merkki ol' syönty mielin meäri,Signs showed mind's torment,
62Kopelo kokentu syyä,*Owl decayed at root,*
63Miss ol' keärme keänteleinty,Where snake had coiled,
64Sisolieska sierteleinty.House spirit slithered away.
65Jo om mium poloisem piian,*Now I'm a wretched maid,*
66Jo om miun opirekkeiniMy knowledge's branches
67Syrvästy syrim mäkkie;Despised, the lowest paths;
68Jo om miun opinorroineMy learning's tools
69Pantu pohja paltehie,Put in chest's bottom,
70Orjuuvess on oppiaini.In slavery lies my wisdom.
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.
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-017207 · Read at SKS ↗
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