Avunpyyntö
Runosong type in the classification of SKVR, the Finnish Literature Society’s runosong corpus
In English: Appeal for help (a translation; the archive names the type in Finnish only)
| Filed under | Loitsut (incantations) › Tietäjän sanat |
|---|---|
| Poems | 111 |
| Verses | 1,296 |
| Collection places | 57 |
| Collected | 1670s to 1930s |
| Collectors | D. E. D. Europaeus · Samuli Paulaharju · Elias Lönnrot · Christfrid Ganander · A. I. Arwidsson · Kaarle Krohn · Väinö Salminen · Forsberg (Alava), Vihtori · Hj. Basilier · O. Relander |
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The archive’s description
Written by the editors of the SKVR type index and quoted as it stands, in Finnish.
Tietäjä kutsuu tai nostattaa apureitaan: Ukkoa, Ilmarista, Neitsyt Mariaa, erilaisia apueläimiä jne. Haltioille osoitetut avunpyynnöt on sijoitettu ryhmään HALTIAT.tarkista
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 (11)
- Suistamo (8)
- Pohjois-Pohjanmaa (7)
- Suojärvi (6)
- Ilomantsi (4)
- Kitee (4)
- Narvusi (4)
- Tulemajärvi (4)
- Etelä-Savo (3)
- Uhtua (3)
- Iisalmi (2)
- Juva (2)
- Jäppilä (2)
- Kontokki (2)
- Kärsämäki (2)
- Pieksämäki (2)
- Repola (2)
- Sotkamo (2)
- Viena (2)
- Viitasaari (2)
- Hyrynsalmi (1)
- Impilahti (1)
- Isokyrö (1)
- Jaakkima (1)
- Kaavi (1)
- Kajaani (1)
- Kankaanpää (1)
- Kestilä (1)
- Kesälahti (1)
- Kiimaisjärvi (1)
- Kokkola (1)
- Kontiolahti (1)
- Korpiselkä (1)
- Kuhmo (1)
- Kuusamo (1)
- Kymi (1)
- Leppävirta (1)
- Liissilä (1)
- Liperi (1)
- Pielavesi (1)
- Pielisjärvi (1)
- Pihtipudas (1)
- Piippola (1)
- Pistojärvi (1)
- Pohjois-Savo (1)
- Puumala (1)
- Pyhäntä (1)
- Reisjärvi (1)
- Rääkkylä (1)
- Saarijärvi (1)
- Savitaipale (1)
- Soanlahti (1)
- Soikkola (1)
- Sortavala (1)
- Suomussalmi (1)
- Tohmajärvi (1)
- Vuole (1)
When it was collected
| Decade | Poems |
|---|---|
| 1670s | 1 |
| 1730s | 1 |
| 1780s | 6 |
| 1810s | 4 |
| 1820s | 4 |
| 1830s | 7 |
| 1840s | 15 |
| 1870s | 2 |
| 1880s | 24 |
| 1890s | 20 |
| 1900s | 8 |
| 1910s | 15 |
| 1920s | 1 |
| 1930s | 3 |
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.
- Liikku ilma liitoksista, SKVR I4 471. — Vuokkiniemi
- Ukko pilvien pitäjä, SKVR VII3 loitsut 638. — Suistamo
- Neitzy Maria Emoinen: SKVR XII2 5234. — Pohjois-Pohjanmaa
- Oi ukko yline jumala, SKVR VII3 loitsut 4. — Suojärvi
- Miepä huuan huiahutan, SKVR VII4 loitsut 1589. — Ilomantsi
- Ukko taivain napainen SKVR VII4 loitsut 1577. — Kitee
- Jeesukse veri punane, SKVR III3 4296. — Narvusi
- Oi ukko, Ylijumala, SKVR II 775. — Tulemajärvi
- Cawec ennein jaxoin jaxoi SKVR VI1 2987. — Etelä-Savo
- Kunne käännän kätkyeni, SKVR I4 481. — Uhtua
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 |
|---|---|
| Iske tulta Ilmarinen | 6 |
| Erilaisia parannusloitsuja | 4 |
| Kerskaukset ja varaukset | 4 |
| Luonnon nostatus | 3 |
| Jo mie jossain olisin ilman armotta Jumalan | 2 |
| Alkusanat | 2 |
| Hääväki varataan | 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.
- Hääväki varataan (Protecting the wedding party with charms)
- Synnytys (Childbirth charm)
- Tietäjän apuri (The wise one's helper)
- Vedenhaltialle (To the Water Spirit)
- Erilaisia parannusloitsuja (Various healing charms)
- Kallionväelle (To the cliff spirits)
- Tulen synty (Origin of fire)
- Tulen väki (Fire Folk)
- Viantauti (Spirit affliction sickness)
- Ukkosen sanat (Thunder Charm)
- Tulen sanat (Fire charm)
- Pajan haltialle (To the smithy guardian spirit)
- Iso kokko (The great eagle)
- Luonnon nostatus (Raising one's guardian spirit (luonto))
- Hääpari varataan (The Wedding Couple Is Betrothed)
- Kylvetyssanoja (Sauna bathing charms)
- Kirot (Curses)
- Kirkkomaan väki nostetaan (Raising the churchyard spirits)
- Härän sanat (Ox Charm)
- Valtuutus (Empowerment Charm)
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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.