Arg laulik
Runosong type in the classification of ERAB, the Estonian Folklore Archives’ runosong database
In English: Timid singer (a translation; the archive names the type in Estonian only)
| Filed under | Laulud laulust (songs about singing) › Laulust ja laulikust |
|---|---|
| Poems | 600 |
| Verses | 12,114 |
| Collection places | 101 |
| Collected | 1860s to 1940s |
| Collectors | Karl Viljak · Karl Voldemar Rosenstrauch · Peeter Penna · Mihkel (Tori) Ostrov · Oskar Philipp Kallas · Gustav Vilberg (Vilbaste) · August Sildnik · Julius Mark · Artur Martin |
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The archive’s description
Written by the editors of the ERAB type index and quoted as it stands, in Estonian.
ERlA 116 Esineb neljas põhiarenduses: A — raiutakse raamatusse — populaarne eP, kaasa arvatud saared; B — kardan laulu laidetavat — haruldasem, üksikuid kirjapanekuid ep (vrd. lauluga 2701 «Sõnakera», on ühist sõnastuslikku värsiainest, suunitlus ja funktsioon hoopis erinevad); C —
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.
- Haljala (30)
- Paistu (30)
- Jõhvi (26)
- Kuusalu (26)
- Tarvastu (26)
- Ambla (17)
- Peetri (15)
- Viljandi (15)
- Halliste (14)
- Helme (13)
- Vändra (13)
- Kadrina (12)
- Karksi (12)
- Kolga-Jaani (12)
- Laiuse (12)
- Sangaste (12)
- Tõstamaa (12)
- Lüganuse (11)
- Suure-Jaani (11)
- Tori (11)
- Vigala (11)
- Viru-Nigula (11)
- Koeru (10)
- Põltsamaa (10)
- Viru-Jaagupi (10)
- välismaa (10)
- Audru (9)
- Saarde (9)
- Simuna (9)
- Pärnu (8)
- Risti (8)
- Kodavere (7)
- Kose (7)
- Märjamaa (7)
- Rakvere (7)
- Harju-Jaani (6)
- Jõelähtme (6)
- Muhu (6)
- Mustjala (6)
- Türi (6)
- Väike-Maarja (6)
- Häädemeeste (5)
- Kihelkonna (5)
- Narva l. (5)
- Palamuse (5)
- Pöide (5)
- Vaivara (5)
- Varbla (5)
- Hanila (4)
- Järva-Madise (4)
- Jüri (4)
- Karula (4)
- Kursi (4)
- Rapla (4)
- Tartu (4)
- Urvaste (4)
- Äksi (4)
- Järva-Jaani (3)
- Kaarma (3)
- Karja (3)
…and 41 more places
- Kihnu (3)
- Käina (3)
- Paide (3)
- Puhja (3)
- Pärnu-Jaagupi (3)
- Reigi (3)
- Saaremaa (3)
- Torma (3)
- Viljandi l. (3)
- Emmaste (2)
- Jaani (2)
- Karuse (2)
- Keila (2)
- Kullamaa (2)
- Lihula (2)
- Lääne-Nigula (2)
- Maarja-Magdaleena (2)
- Otepää (2)
- Põlva (2)
- Pühalepa (2)
- Rakvere l. (2)
- Rannu (2)
- Ridala (2)
- Rõngu (2)
- Setumaa (2)
- Valga (2)
- Valgamaa (2)
- Anseküla (1)
- Haapsalu (1)
- Hageri (1)
- Harju-Madise (1)
- Iisaku (1)
- Kõpu (1)
- Läänemaa (1)
- Pilistvere (1)
- Pärnumaa (1)
- Räpina (1)
- Rõuge (1)
- Tallinn (1)
- Valjala (1)
- Võnnu (1)
When it was collected
| Decade | Poems |
|---|---|
| 1860s | 4 |
| 1870s | 38 |
| 1880s | 149 |
| 1890s | 190 |
| 1900s | 44 |
| 1910s | 64 |
| 1920s | 46 |
| 1930s | 36 |
| 1940s | 3 |
| year not recorded | 26 |
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.
- Küll laulaksin, kui tohiksin EÜS IX 1168 (150) — Haljala
- Kunas saa mina koduje, E 13899 (5) — Paistu
- Ma tohi tõeste laulda, EÜS VI 1069 (229) — Jõhvi
- Laulaksin mina luguja E 13281/2 — Kuusalu
- Küll ma laulaks, kui mind lastaks, E 51912/3 (3) — Tarvastu
- Laulaksin luguda kaksi, EÜS VI 1070 (230) — Ambla
- Laalaksin, aga ei ma tohi, EÜS VIII 560/1 (65) — Peetri
- Küll ma laalaks, ei mind lasta, ERA II 123, 165/6 (203) — Viljandi
- Siin ei tohi latse laulda, EKmS 8° 2, 63/8 (3) — Halliste
- Tohi ei tõiste sean laulda, E 8607 (1) — Helme
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 |
|---|---|
| Ei tohi laulda | 50 |
| Kust laulud saadud | 40 |
| Laulu võim | 39 |
| Kust laulud | 25 |
| Kardab kodu | 16 |
| Lauliku sõim | 13 |
| Halb laulik | 12 |
| Palju sõnu | 10 |
| Suude sulg | 10 |
| Kuri kodu | 10 |
| Kaasa kaugel | 9 |
| Karjasel kuri kodu | 9 |
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.
- Sõna võtjad (Charm takers)
- Ema noomib sala (Mother scolds in secret)
- Lauljate sugu (Singers' Lineage)
- Laulu laidetakse (The Song is Belittled)
- Mis kardan lauldes (What I fear while singing)
- Minu kaasa kasvamas (My Companion Growing Up)
- Suude sulg (The mouth-feather)
- Kust laulud saadud (Where the songs come from)
- Endine hääl (Voice of Old)
- Hea hääl (Good voice)
- Karjasel kuri kodu (The Shepherd's Cruel Home)
- Kuri kodu (A harsh home)
- Sõda Riia all (War beneath Riga)
- Julgeb laulda: kaasa veel kasvamas (Daring to sing: bride still growing)
- Imelik laulik (The Strange Singer)
- Neiuhulk nagu sõda (A crowd of maidens like a war)
- Hääl roostetanud (Voice grown rusty)
- (Humal) mehed mütsita müravad ((Drunk) men without hats carouse)
- Sõnakera (Ball of Words)
- Küla ütel (The Village Said)
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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.