Kirot
Runosong type in the classification of SKVR, the Finnish Literature Society’s runosong corpus
In English: Curses (a translation; the archive names the type in Finnish only)
| Filed under | Loitsut (incantations) › Kateet, kirot, pahasilmä |
|---|---|
| Poems | 233 |
| Verses | 3,636 |
| Collection places | 104 |
| Collected | 1650s to 1930s |
| Collectors | Heikki Meriläinen · Kaarle Krohn · Fr. A. Saxbäck · V. J. Kallio · Toini Kohvakka · Vilho Saariluoma · Perä-Pohjolan ja Lapin Kotiseutuyhdistys · Samuli Paulaharju · Forsberg (Alava), Vihtori · S. Pirilä |
Open this type in the song-type explorer
Where it was collected
Collection places of the poems, with the number of poems of this type from each. A place may be where the song was written down or where the singer came from.
- Vuokkiniemi (12)
- Liissilä (8)
- Vuole (8)
- Pohjois-Pohjanmaa (7)
- Alatornio (6)
- Kurkijoki (6)
- Laihia (6)
- Uskela (6)
- Ilmajoki (5)
- Muurla (5)
- Narvusi (5)
- Rautu (5)
- Suomussalmi (5)
- Ikaalinen (4)
- Koivisto (4)
- Lemi (4)
- Luumäki (4)
- Hiitola (3)
- Isokyrö (3)
- Kitee (3)
- Pielisjärvi (3)
- Pistojärvi (3)
- Siikainen (3)
- Sääksmäki (3)
- Uusikirkko Vpl. (3)
- Etelä-Karjala (2)
- Halikko (2)
- Honkajoki (2)
- Impilahti (2)
- Janakkala (2)
- Juva (2)
- Kontokki (2)
- Korpiselkä (2)
- Lammi (2)
- Lempaala (2)
- Metsäpirtti (2)
- Mäntyharju (2)
- Nilsiä (2)
- Parkano (2)
- Pyhäntä (2)
- Pälkjärvi (2)
- Räisälä (2)
- Rääkkylä (2)
- Rääpyvä (2)
- Soikkola (2)
- Suistamo (2)
- Uhtua (2)
- Vehkalahti (2)
- Viitasaari (2)
- Alahärmä (1)
- Asikkala (1)
- Brandval (1)
- Evijärvi (1)
- Hämeenkyrö (1)
- Isojoki (1)
- Jaakkima (1)
- Joroinen (1)
- Kaavi (1)
- Kauvatsa (1)
- Keitele (1)
…and 44 more places
- Kerimäki (1)
- Kestilä (1)
- Kiestinki (1)
- Kiihtelysvaara (1)
- Kiikala (1)
- Kittilä (1)
- Kivijärvi (1)
- Koski Hl (1)
- Kärsämäki (1)
- Lappajärvi (1)
- Lavansaari (1)
- Lemu (1)
- Lieto (1)
- Loppi (1)
- Merimasku (1)
- Norra Finnskoga (1)
- Paanajärvi (1)
- Pielavesi (1)
- Pohjois-Karjala (1)
- Pudasjärvi (1)
- Pöytyä (1)
- Rantasalmi (1)
- Rautalampi (1)
- Repola (1)
- Ristiina (1)
- Soanlahti (1)
- Sodankylä (1)
- Sotkamo (1)
- Suojärvi (1)
- Säkkijärvi (1)
- Säyneinen (1)
- Teisko (1)
- Tuulos (1)
- Tyrnävä (1)
- Tyrvää (1)
- Utajärvi (1)
- Valkjärvi (1)
- Vanaja (1)
- Vihti (1)
- Viljakkala (1)
- Virrat (1)
- Ylihärmä (1)
- Ylikainuu (1)
- Ylistaro (1)
When it was collected
| Decade | Poems |
|---|---|
| 1650s | 1 |
| 1780s | 5 |
| 1810s | 2 |
| 1820s | 4 |
| 1830s | 2 |
| 1840s | 7 |
| 1850s | 12 |
| 1870s | 2 |
| 1880s | 67 |
| 1890s | 35 |
| 1900s | 19 |
| 1910s | 50 |
| 1920s | 3 |
| 1930s | 23 |
| year not recorded | 1 |
Example poems
The opening verse of one poem from each of the ten places with the most poems of this type: the first such poem in the archive’s order. Each links to the whole poem. A poem can be filed under several types, so its opening verse may belong to another song.
- Teräksisen pissyn pissän, SKVR I4 619. — Vuokkiniemi
- Räkkikoira rekkorinta, SKVR IV3 4211. — Liissilä
- Mie katson kirroi, SKVR V2 2473. — Vuole
- Nouse luontoni lovesta, SKVR XII2 5443. — Pohjois-Pohjanmaa
- Oli mulla muinoin musta koira, SKVR XII2 5436. — Alatornio
- Ken lienöö kiron kironut, SKVR XIII3 8522. — Kurkijoki
- Kussa p-le silloin oli SKVR XI 709. — Laihia
- Saratukse save, SKVR VIII 134. — Uskela
- Sant Yrjänä, herra ritari, SKVR XI 704. — Ilmajoki
- Kirouksek_kive SKVR VIII 140. — Muurla
Other types the same poems are filed under
The archive can file one poem under several types. These are the types most often given to poems of this type, with the number of poems they share.
| Type | Poems in common |
|---|---|
| Nimettömät taudit | 4 |
| Pahasilmä | 2 |
| Luonnon nostatus | 2 |
| Pelästys | 2 |
Content-based similar types
Several methods each rank the song types whose poems resemble this type's poems; the combined ranking merges their lists. The first 20 are listed here.
- Maahisen nostatus (Earth Spirit Lifting Charm)
- Tietäjän apuri (The wise one's helper)
- Kateita ja noitia vastaan (Against the envious and witches)
- Lapsen päästäminen kiroista (Freeing a Child from Curses)
- Kateen sanat (Envy incantation)
- Luonnon nostatus (Raising one's guardian spirit (luonto))
- Erilaisia parannusloitsuja (Various healing charms)
- Pahasilmä (Evil eye)
- Koira päästetään pilauksesta (Dog Released from Corruption)
- Lennos (In Flight)
- Karkotussanoja (Banishment charms)
- Lapsen itkettäjä (Child crying charm)
- Ukkosen sanat (Thunder Charm)
- Kylvetyssanoja (Sauna bathing charms)
- Hauke
- Painajainen (Nightmare)
- Lasta kylvetettäessä (Bathing the child)
- Kohtaus (Sudden attack charm)
- Avunpyyntö (Appeal for help)
- Lento (Flight)
Open in the Similarity Explorer
Sources: the type’s name, filing and description come from the SKVR type index of the Finnish Literature Society (SKS); the counts, places, decades and collectors are counted from the poems on RunoVerse.