Souan, souan Sorolaa

In the SKVR edition: Uusikirkko, Vammeljoki. Vammeljoen ns:n arkisto? 28. Anni Anttalainen, kot. Uudenkirkon Metsäkylästä.

SKVR textEnglish

Kehtolaulu.

1Souan, souan Sorolaa,I row, I row to Sorola,

2Yli pellon Perolaa!Over the field to Perola!

3Perolas o musta lehmä,In Perola is a black cow,

4Akka alla lypsämässä.An old woman milks beneath it.

5Minkä akka alta saapi,What the hag obtains from under,

6Ukon ryntty ryyppäjääpi,Ukko's jug guzzles it down,

7Ukon ryntty ryyppäjääpi,Ukko's jug guzzles it down,

8Akan räntty rääppäjääpi.The hag's jug splashes it about.

9Poika miule minjan tuopi.The son brings me a bride,

10Minja saunan lämmittää:The bride heats the sauna:

11Tuo anoppi kylpemää!"Bring the mother-in-law to bathe!"

12Ves' on tuotu, löyly luotu,Water's fetched, steam is raised,

13Vastat o varit lautasilla,Dippers adorned on plates,

14Saippua saunan ikkunalla. -Soap on the sauna window.

15Ves' ol' kaivossa syvässä,Water was in the deep well,

16Kappa kaivon kannen päällä.The bucket on the well's lid.

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 edition’s line numbers are replaced by a number on every verse, counted as in the poem reader.

Source

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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