Songs of Siberian Estonians

II 11 Good evening, you old miller Mats

Helga Kukk, Mahta Kübarsepp and Juhanna Müller (1994)

“Tere õhtust, sina vana mölder Mats,
simvai-roosi-ralla.
Kus panen ma see kaerakott,
simvai-roosi-ralla.”
:,: (Ai) simvai, simvai, simvai-valera,
simvai-roosi-ralla. :,:

“Vii üles teise korrale*
simvai-roosi-ralla.
Pane tütre voodi jalutsi*,
simvai-roosi-ralla.”
:,: (Ai) simvai...

Kott hakkas nurgas liikuma,
simvai-roosi-ralla
ja voodi poole kõikuma,
simvai-roosi-ralla.
:,: Ai simvai...

Siis hakkas tütar kisama,
simvai-roosi-ralla:
“Oh, mamma, tule tulega,
simvai-roosi-ralla.”
:,: Ai simvai...

Siis mamma tuli tulega,
simvai-roosi-ralla,
seda tütre häda vaatama,
simvai-roosi-ralla.
:,: Ai simvai...

“Oh rumal, mis sa kisendad,
simvai-roosi-ralla,
sina oleks mõisahärrat saand,
simvai-roosi-ralla.”
:,: Ai simvai...

“Ei mõisahärrat taha ma,
simvai-roosi-ralla,
kui tublit talupoega ei saa,
simvai-roosi-ralla.
:,: Ai simvai...

Mina talupoisil annan suud*,
simvai-roosi-ralla,
a mõisahärral toobripuud*,
simvai-roosi-ralla.”
:,: Ai simvai...

* vii üles teise korra pial
* pane tütre sängi jalutsi
* mina talupoegal annan suud
* a mõisahärral mõnda muud

A jocular song. A miller is asked where should a bag of oats go. The miller’s advice is to leave it at the foot of a daughter’s bed. That night, the bag starts to move, and the daughter calls her mother for help. The mother scolds her daughter for raising a fuss, for she could have had the lord of the manor. The daughter says she doesn’t want the lord, she wants to marry a peasant boy.

FAM 81 (43) < Kemerovo obl, Mariinski raj, Jurjevka k – A. Korb, M.-A. Remmel, A. Tuisk 1994 < Helga Kukk (Räst), snd 1921; Mahta Kübarsepp (Lutsar), snd 1921; Juhanna Müller (Tamm), snd 1929.

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