Arg kosilane
Runosong type in the classification of ERAB, the Estonian Folklore Archives’ runosong database
In English: Timid suitor (a translation; the archive names the type in Estonian only)
| Filed under | Lüroeepilised laulud (lyric-epic songs) › Kosjafantaasiad ja pereelu |
|---|---|
| Poems | 445 |
| Verses | 14,107 |
| Collection places | 88 |
| Collected | 1840s to 1930s |
| Collectors | Karl Voldemar Rosenstrauch · Mihkel (Tori) Ostrov · Karl Viljak · Oskar Philipp Kallas · Gustav Vilberg (Vilbaste) · Jüri Välbe · Peeter Penna · Artur Martin · Mihkel Kampmann (Kampmaa) |
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The archive’s description
Written by the editors of the ERAB type index and quoted as it stands, in Estonian.
VK III 98, VK IV 120, VK V 370, VK VI 20, VK VIII 19 VK XI 11, Lg. 333, ERlV IV 47-48, ERlA 22; Arg peig – VK II 55; Neiu püüdmine – VK I 120. Vt ka Neid pole püssil püütav
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.
- Karksi (27)
- Haljala (24)
- Kolga-Jaani (23)
- Kuusalu (21)
- Paistu (21)
- Viljandi (17)
- Põltsamaa (16)
- Halliste (15)
- Kadrina (14)
- Tõstamaa (11)
- Ambla (10)
- Pilistvere (10)
- Tarvastu (10)
- Järva-Jaani (9)
- Koeru (9)
- Pärnu-Jaagupi (9)
- Tori (9)
- Väike-Maarja (9)
- Hanila (8)
- Peetri (8)
- Helme (7)
- Kodavere (7)
- Maarja-Magdaleena (7)
- Pärnu (7)
- Saarde (7)
- Setumaa (7)
- Suure-Jaani (7)
- Vändra (7)
- Harju-Jaani (6)
- Karuse (6)
- Vigala (6)
- Viru-Nigula (6)
- Häädemeeste (5)
- Kose (5)
- Järva-Madise (4)
- Jõhvi (4)
- Jüri (4)
- Muhu (4)
- Mustjala (4)
- Puhja (4)
- välismaa (4)
- Äksi (4)
- Karula (3)
- Laiuse (3)
- Palamuse (3)
- Rapla (3)
- Tartu (3)
- Türi (3)
- Varbla (3)
- Viru-Jaagupi (3)
- Audru (2)
- Hageri (2)
- Jõelähtme (2)
- Kaarma (2)
- Karja (2)
- Kullamaa (2)
- Läänemaa (2)
- Põlva (2)
- Pöide (2)
- Rannu (2)
…and 28 more places
- Räpina (2)
- Rõngu (2)
- Saaremaa (2)
- Simuna (2)
- Urvaste (2)
- Vaivara (2)
- Viljandi l. (2)
- Hargla (1)
- Jaani (1)
- Kanepi (1)
- Kihelkonna (1)
- Kihnu (1)
- Kirbla (1)
- Kursi (1)
- Käina (1)
- Kõpu (1)
- Lihula (1)
- Märjamaa (1)
- Narva l. (1)
- Pärnu l. (1)
- Pärnumaa (1)
- Ridala (1)
- Torma (1)
- Valga (1)
- Valjala (1)
- Vastseliina (1)
- Viljandimaa (1)
- Võnnu (1)
When it was collected
| Decade | Poems |
|---|---|
| 1840s | 1 |
| 1860s | 3 |
| 1870s | 30 |
| 1880s | 129 |
| 1890s | 132 |
| 1900s | 33 |
| 1910s | 41 |
| 1920s | 26 |
| 1930s | 22 |
| year not recorded | 28 |
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.
- Eile leile lepikmetsa ERA II 206, 593 (10) — Karksi
- Teeme õhtale iluda E 11626/7 — Haljala
- Läksin metsa kõndimaie, ERA II 23, 762/3 — Kolga-Jaani
- Olin enne noorimeesi EÜS IX 765/6 (99) — Kuusalu
- Näiud mängisid mäele, ERA II 11, 719/23 (1) — Paistu
- Läksin metsa kõndimaie EÜS IV 1554 (9) — Viljandi
- Läksin metsa kõndimaie EÜS VI 1432/3 (98) — Põltsamaa
- Oli mul ütsi ella velle EKmS 8° 2, 107/11 (20) — Halliste
- Läksin, läksin, hellad velled, E 25928/9 (26) — Kadrina
- Laulaks ma ei tohi laulda E A 675/6 (9) — Tõstamaa
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 |
|---|---|
| Neid pole püssil püütav | 32 |
| Metsast mehele | 11 |
| Neli neidu | 9 |
| Ei julgust | 8 |
| Püssil püüd | 8 |
| Arg peiu | 6 |
| Püssil | 6 |
| Kosjahobu söötmine | 6 |
| Arg kosilane - püssil | 5 |
| Tule mulle! | 5 |
| Tütarde tapja | 5 |
| Imelik laulik | 5 |
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.
- Neid pole püssil püütav (Maidens Not to Be Caught by a Gun)
- Laulab ligi küla - kuningapoeg kuuleb (Singing Near the Village, Prince Overhears)
- Püssil püüd (Hunting with a gun)
- Arg poiss (The timid boy)
- Kaevul kosija - püssil (Suitor at the well, with a gun)
- Püssil püüdmine (Hunting with a gun)
- Neid viiakse viinadel (Maidens led away with spirits)
- Püssil (With the gun)
- Künna, siis saad naise (Plow, then you'll get a wife)
- Sala neiusid vaatamas (Watching Maidens in Secret)
- Pulmad metsas (Wedding in the Forest)
- Sala neiusid vaatlemas (Secretly watching maidens)
- Neiupaelad (Maiden's Ribbons)
- Kiik kitsas (The narrow swing)
- Nuttev tamm (The weeping oak)
- Toredad neiud (Splendid maidens)
- Lindu püssil püüetakse (Bird caught with a gun)
- Vaatleb, kuidas neiud lõikavad (He watches the maidens reaping)
- Hobune varastatud (The stolen horse)
- Kuningapoeg kuuleb (The Prince Overhears)Filed on the same poems: Laulab ligi küla
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Sources: the type’s name, filing and description come from the type index of ERAB, the Estonian Folklore Archives’ runosong database; the counts, places, decades and collectors are counted from the poems on RunoVerse.