Elli
Runosong type in the classification of SKVR, the Finnish Literature Society’s runosong corpus
| Filed under | Lastenrunot (children's songs) › Nimilorut |
|---|---|
| Poems | 119 |
| Verses | 587 |
| Collection places | 70 |
| Collected | 1830s to 1930s |
| Collectors | Forsberg (Alava), Vihtori · Perä-Pohjolan ja Lapin Kotiseutuyhdistys · Ulla Mannonen · Sulo Haltsonen · Kuopion lyseon toverikunta · V. E. V. Wessman · Juho Lukkarinen · Toivo Kaukoranta · Jorma Väänänen · Johannes Suomalainen |
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The archive’s description
Written by the editors of the SKVR type index and quoted as it stands, in Finnish.
Pilkan aihe 1) nimen vääntely: Elli ee, epa tee, Elli illo, 2) nimittely: takatillo, pyöräpää, pykäläniska, luhin lukku, saunan salpa, kodan koukku ja navetan liikalapio, 3) nolo tapahtuma: keitti vellin, lapset latkimaan ja Elli itkemään; Elliä etsittiin, oli kuukuttanut kirkon ikkunalle.
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.
- Tornio (10)
- Viipuri mlk (7)
- Alatornio (5)
- Kirvu (4)
- Koivisto (4)
- Lappee (4)
- Kymi (3)
- Lemi (3)
- Säkkijärvi (3)
- Uusikirkko Vpl. (3)
- Eurajoki (2)
- Hausjärvi (2)
- Joroinen (2)
- Kauhava (2)
- Kaukola (2)
- Kontiolahti (2)
- Kuolemajärvi (2)
- Kuopio (2)
- Myrskylä (2)
- Porvoo (2)
- Rautu (2)
- Täräntö (2)
- Vuoksenranta (2)
- Eräjärvi (1)
- Etelä-Savo (1)
- Heinola (1)
- Heinävesi (1)
- Hiitola (1)
- Impilahti (1)
- Jalasjärvi (1)
- Joutseno (1)
- Juuka (1)
- Jääski (1)
- Kalajoki (1)
- Kangasniemi (1)
- Kemi (1)
- Kiihtelysvaara (1)
- Kittilä (1)
- Kiuruvesi (1)
- Kivennapa (1)
- Kuhmo (1)
- Kurkijoki (1)
- Käkisalmi (1)
- Lumivaara (1)
- Luumäki (1)
- Mäntsälä (1)
- Nurmes (1)
- Parikkala (1)
- Pielisjärvi (1)
- Pirkkala (1)
- Pohjois-Karjala (1)
- Polvijärvi (1)
- Pukkila (1)
- Pälkäne (1)
- Rautalampi (1)
- Rovaniemi (1)
- Räisälä (1)
- Saari (1)
- Saarijärvi (1)
- Savitaipale (1)
…and 10 more places
- Sippola (1)
- Sumiainen (1)
- Suomussalmi (1)
- Turtola (1)
- Tuusula (1)
- Tytärsaari (1)
- Valkjärvi (1)
- Valtimo (1)
- Vehkalahti (1)
- Vihanti (1)
When it was collected
| Decade | Poems |
|---|---|
| 1830s | 1 |
| 1880s | 6 |
| 1890s | 22 |
| 1900s | 6 |
| 1910s | 41 |
| 1920s | 6 |
| 1930s | 37 |
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.
- Elli kelli, keita! velli, SKVR XII1 1558. — Tornio
- Elli keitti velliä, SKVR XIII3 6902. — Viipuri mlk
- Elli kelli, keitä velli, SKVR XII1 1568. — Alatornio
- Voi sitä mei Ellii, SKVR XIII3 6896. — Kirvu
- Elli keitti vellin SKVR XIII3 6889. — Koivisto
- Elli keitti vellinkisen, SKVR VI2 7113. — Lappee
- Elli keitti vellii SKVR XIV 1898. — Kymi
- Elli keitti vellii SKVR VI1 2612. — Lemi
- Elli keitti velliä, SKVR XIII3 6909. — Säkkijärvi
- Anni, ankara emäntä, SKVR XIII3 6888. — Uusikirkko Vpl.
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 |
|---|---|
| Maija | 21 |
| Matti (Matias, Mattias) | 16 |
| Kaija | 14 |
| Pirkko (Pirko, Pirkka) | 13 |
| Liisa (Lissu) | 3 |
| Pekka (Pekkane, Pekko, Pekukka) | 3 |
| Aune | 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.
- Elli - kaatoi vellin kalliolle (Elli pours porridge on the rock)
- Aa aa allia, Alli keittää velliä (Aa aa (lullaby), Alli cooks the gruel)
- Helli
- Tallin lallin Lassin Kaija (Stable lallin song of Lassi and Kaija)
- Harakka huttua keittää (The magpie cooks porridge)
- Aa aa akkerin Maija (Lullaby for Akkeri's Maija)
- Elli, Kiilo, Kopo, Närvä (Elli, Kiilo, Kopo, Närvä (cattle names))
- Kurki kyntämässä (Crane Plowing)
- Tuomittu katti (The Condemned Cat)
- Ukko nurkasta nurkkaan (Old man from corner to corner)
- Kissan surma (Death of the cat)
- Matti on maalla miehiäkin (Matti Too Is a Man in the Land)
- Renki vellin keitti (Farmhand cooked gruel)
- Eläinten pidot (Animals' feast)
- Matin maat, Matin hevoset (Matti's lands, Matti's horses)
- Nii nii nippakenkä (Nii nii, snap-shoe)
- Aa aa akkelee, kuka lasta nakkelee (Aa, aa, akkelee (lullaby), who dandles the child)
- Koska kotiin tullaan (When Shall We Return Home)
- Kuurupiilosilla (Hide-and-seek game)
- Eellimmäinen Ellin kuva (Elli's foremost likeness)
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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.