Aa aa akkerin Maija
Runosong type in the classification of SKVR, the Finnish Literature Society’s runosong corpus
In English: Lullaby for Akkeri's Maija (a translation; the archive names the type in Finnish only)
| Filed under | Erilaisissa tilanteissa (songs for various occasions) › Kehtolaulut |
|---|---|
| Poems | 189 |
| Verses | 784 |
| Collection places | 86 |
| Collected | 1880s to 1930s |
| Collectors | Esko Aaltonen · Aukusti Salo · Eemeli Vihervaara · Hämeenlinnan alakansakouluseminaari · M. Leander · Kalervo Groundstroem · E. Kullaa · Viljo Alanen · Kalle Tuomarila · J. W. Kotikoski |
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The archive’s description
Written by the editors of the SKVR type index and quoted as it stands, in Finnish.
Aa aa akkerin (allin, lallin) Maija (Kaija), Turusta tuotiin joka lajia, tuotiin lapselle kullattu silkki, vaikka on kulunut kulmista rikki. Tuomisten joukossa myös muita Turun kauppatavaroita.
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.
- Asikkala (12)
- Hattula (9)
- Hausjärvi (8)
- Hauho (7)
- Loppi (6)
- Tammela (6)
- Alastaro (5)
- Janakkala (5)
- Pöytyä (5)
- Tyrvää (5)
- Lammi (4)
- Parkano (4)
- Tampere (4)
- Uskela (4)
- Hollola (3)
- Hyvinkää (3)
- Hämeenkyrö (3)
- Korpilahti (3)
- Koski Hl (3)
- Pälkäne (3)
- Ruovesi (3)
- Tuusula (3)
- Tyrväntö (3)
- Yläne (3)
- Huittinen (2)
- Humppila (2)
- Hämeenlinna (2)
- Jokioinen (2)
- Kokemäki (2)
- Loimaa (2)
- Oripää (2)
- Pyhäjärvi Ul (2)
- Somero (2)
- Sääksmäki (2)
- Tuulos (2)
- Ulvila (2)
- Virrat (2)
- Ahlainen (1)
- Elimäki (1)
- Eno (1)
- Etelä-Savo (1)
- Eurajoki (1)
- Halikko (1)
- Harjavalta (1)
- Heinola mlk (1)
- Honkajoki (1)
- Ikaalinen (1)
- Kalvola (1)
- Kangasala (1)
- Kankaanpää (1)
- Karinainen (1)
- Kemi (1)
- Kirkkonummi (1)
- Kirvu (1)
- Koivisto (1)
- Kortesjärvi (1)
- Kuolemajärvi (1)
- Kuorevesi (1)
- Kuusjoki (1)
- Kymi (1)
…and 26 more places
- Lavia (1)
- Lemi (1)
- Lempäälä (1)
- Luhanka (1)
- Luopioinen (1)
- Maaria (1)
- Mouhijärvi (1)
- Myrskylä (1)
- Mäntyharju (1)
- Noormarkku (1)
- Orimattila (1)
- Padasjoki (1)
- Perniö (1)
- Porvoo mlk (1)
- Punkalaidun (1)
- Renko (1)
- Rusko (1)
- Sakkola (1)
- Salo (1)
- Siikainen (1)
- Soini (1)
- Suoniemi (1)
- Turtola (1)
- Uusikirkko Vpl. (1)
- Vanaja (1)
- Vesilahti (1)
When it was collected
| Decade | Poems |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 2 |
| 1890s | 3 |
| 1900s | 24 |
| 1910s | 130 |
| 1920s | 17 |
| 1930s | 13 |
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.
- Tuu tuu tupakkirulla SKVR IX1 1527. — Asikkala
- Aa aa Allin Kaija SKVR IX1 1735. — Hattula
- Tuu tuu tupakkirullaa, SKVR IX1 1484. — Hausjärvi
- Aa aa Akkelin Kaijaa, SKVR IX1 1773. — Hauho
- Aa aa Akkelin Maija, SKVR IX1 1752. — Loppi
- Turuusta tuatiin kultanen silkki SKVR IX1 1721. — Tammela
- Aa aa Akkasten Kaija, SKVR X1 383. — Alastaro
- Aa aa Akkeri-Maija SKVR IX1 1747. — Janakkala
- "Aa aa akkarin kaija, SKVR VIII 2614. — Pöytyä
- Aa aa akaan Kaija, SKVR X1 392. — Tyrvää
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 |
|---|---|
| Tuu, tuu, tupakkirulla | 6 |
| Tuu tuu Tuuterin tamma | 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.
- Tallin lallin Lassin Kaija (Stable lallin song of Lassi and Kaija)
- Aa aa akkani kuoli - saisin toisen (Aa aa, my wife died — I could get another)
- Allin, lallin, Lassin Maija (Allin, lallin (lullaby refrain), Lassi's Maija)
- Maija
- Kaija
- Pirkko (Pirko, Pirkka) (Pirkko (a woman's name))
- Hiilipi, haalipi, Laurin Kaijaa (Hiilipi, haalipi (refrain), Lauri's Kaija)
- Herrat nosti hattuansa, talonpojat lakkiansa (The lords raised their hats, the peasants their caps)
- Priita (Priita (Britta))
- Katsos meidän Kaisaa (Look at our Kaisa)
- Koska kotiin tullaan (When Shall We Return Home)
- Elli
- Näitkös meidän Maijaa (Have you seen our Maija?)
- Turusta tullaan (Coming from Turku)
- Sauhua pakoon, aidan rakoon (Fleeing the smoke, into the fence gap)
- Kurki kyntämässä (Crane Plowing)
- Aa aa akkelee, kuka lasta nakkelee (Aa, aa, akkelee (lullaby), who dandles the child)
- Leipää vellin kanssa (Bread with porridge)
- Liisa (Lissu)
- Vehnäpulla (Wheat Bun)
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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.