Sotkin koito kostojain

SKVR V1 730·Vuole·1847·Collector: Europaeus, D. E. D.

In the SKVR edition: [Vuole]. Europ. J 104. 47.

Song type: Oljamissa käynti

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1Sotkin koito kostojain,I soiled the harness of retributions,

2Parin helmustin hameita,A pair of pearled skirts,

3Parin huuhoin huntuloitaA pair of tattered hems

4Oljamihin männäksein,To shafts with companions,

5Apelta anoin hevoista,From father-in-law I begged horses,

6Anopilta tuomusia,From mother-in-law judgments,

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8Omaltani ohjaksia.From myself the reins.

9Mänin tokkiin, en totellut,I went stubbornly, didn't obey,

10Panin reiein reexi,Made thighs into shafts,

11Peräin peräpajuksi,My rear into stern-willow,

12Käsivarret valjahaksi.Arms as harness.

13Ei ollut sitä kivoista,There was nothing pleasant,

14Kuss en pannut paulojain;Where I didn't put bridle bits;

15Ei ollut sitä ojaista,Nothing ditch-like,

16Kust en kurja vettä juonut.Where I, wretched, drank water.

17Ajoin vellon pellon päähän,I drove to brother-in-law's field end,

18Tuossa kukkuit kuusen oksat,There spruce branches bloomed,

19Lauloit lakkapäät petäjät:Cloudberry-topped pines sang:

20"Ei oo tääll sinun kotisi,"This isn't your home here,

21Tääll on synnyntäsiasi."Here are your birthing matters."

22Mänin tokkiin, en totellut,I went stubbornly, didn't obey,

23Ajoin vellon lastusille;Drove to brother-in-law's stepchildren;

24Vellon lapset ikkunassa.Brother-in-law's children at window.

25Sano vellon nuorin poika:Youngest son said:

26"Tuolt tuloo minun tättiin.""From there comes my aunt."

27Emo läikkäis: siun tätisi!Mother exclaimed: "Curse your aunt!

28Se tulee munille murhaShe brings death to eggs

29Sekä kaakotus kanoille,And cackling ruin to hens,

30Tuloo lautta lampahilleA raft comes for sheep

31Sekä lehmille levitys."And spreading for cows."

32Mänin vellon portin taakse,I went behind brother-in-law's gate,

33Uottelin mie velloainI waited for brother-in-law

34Porttia avvaamahan,To open the gate,

35Rinnustinta riisumaah,To remove the breast collar,

36Aisoja alentamaah;To lower the shafts;

37Ei tuo vello tullutkaan.But brother-in-law never came.

38Itse porttiin avaisin,I myself opened the gate,

39Itse riisuin rinukseni,Myself removed my harness,

40Itse aisani alensin.Myself lowered my shafts.

41Mänin vellon porstuahan,I went to brother-in-law's porch,

42Vellon lapset vastassain:Children met me:

43"Älä mää, täti, tupahan,"Don't come, aunt, inside,

44Ennen kuin muut murunsa syövät,Before others eat their shares,

45Kohtalonsa kollahtavat!"Meet their destined fate!"

46Mänin toki, en totellut,I went anyway, didn't obey,

47Seisatuin mie oven suuhun,Stopped at door's mouth,

48Oven suuhun, orren alle,To door's mouth, under beam,

49Uottelin mie vellon naistaWaited for brother-in-law's wife

50Pääver'aista päästämähän,To remove her headdress,

51Silkkiä siroittamahan;To arrange the silk;

52Ei se tullut tullenkaan.She didn't come at all.

53Itse viitain virutin,Myself adjusted clothes,

54Itse päästin pääveraini,Myself removed headdress,

55Itse silkkini siroitin.Myself arranged silk.

56Vello sanoo naiselleen,Brother-in-law tells his wife,

57Kuihkaelee kullalleenWhispers to his beloved:

58Kuin hyvälle konsanaan:As to a good one before:

59"Tuo sisolle oltta juoa!""Bring sister-in-law beer to drink!"

60"Ei synny oltta juoa:"Can't give beer to drink:

61Hiiva on alla, vaahto päällä."Yeast below, foam atop."

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63Vello sanoo naiselleen,Brother-in-law tells his wife,

64Kuihkaelee kullalleen:Whispers to his beloved:

65"Tee sisolle talkkunaa!""Make sister-in-law talkkuna!"

66"Ei tuo synny talkkunainen,"Can't make talkkuna:

67Ves on jäässä, jauhot kylmät,Water's frozen, flour cold,

68Sitä kylmemp on tekijä."Maker's colder still."

69Vello sanoo naiselleen,Brother-in-law tells his wife,

70Kuihkaelee kullalleen:Whispers to his beloved:

71"Puhkase muna patahan,"Burst an egg into pot,

72Kaa'a maito kattilahan!"Pour milk into kettle!"

73"Ei puhkia muna patahan,"Can't burst egg into pot,

74Kaau ei maito kattilahan."Won't pour milk to kettle."

75Verihuora veikon nainenBlood-whore, the man's woman

76Toi minulle kylmän kaalin,Brought me cold cabbage,

77Kylmän kaalin, vanhan taarin,Cold cabbage, old barley bread,

78Tuost oli mursa murkinoinut,There mice had nibbled,

79Merkki syönyt mielin määrin,Creatures eaten to their fill,

80Halli haukannut halunsa.Frost had bitten its desire.

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.

Permanent address of this poem at SKS: http://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:sks-kvr-017217 · Read at SKS ↗

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