Harja otsimine
Runosong type in the classification of ERAB, the Estonian Folklore Archives’ runosong database
In English: Searching for a comb (a translation; the archive names the type in Estonian only)
| Filed under | Lüroeepilised laulud (lyric-epic songs) › Müütilised laulud |
|---|---|
| Poems | 105 |
| Verses | 3,574 |
| Collection places | 44 |
| Collected | 1860s to 1930s |
| Collectors | Karl Voldemar Rosenstrauch · Mihkel (Tori) Ostrov · August Sildnik · Peeter Penna · Artur Martin · Oskar Philipp Kallas · Jüri Välbe · Karl Viljak · Gustav Vilberg (Vilbaste) · M. Priidemann |
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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 2. HARJA OTSIMINE: tuntud peamiselt eP ja Lääne-Eestis ning Mulgimaal; populaarne laul (noteeritud üle 100 teisendi). Kontamineerub lauluga "Venna otsija" (8) ja mitmesuguste pesemismotiividega; konstitutiivsed liited näikse olevat lõpuosana "Mõõk merest" (3), algusosadena "Veere vaese vaeva tõttu" (145) või "Päev soeb sulaste päid" (149), mis esinevad ka iseseisvalt. Vt. ER I, 295—357; A. Salmela, Päivän suka. KsVk 44, 100—116.
Harja otsimine: VK III 42, VK IV 303, VK VI 59, VK VII 292, VK VIII 4, VK IX 3, VK X 6, VK XII 4, VK XIII 1, VK IV 7, ER 9, Lg 345, ERlV IV 2, ERlA 2; Veerä, veerä, päiväkene – VK I 85; Veere, veere, päeväkene – VK II 167.
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.
- Jõhvi (15)
- Kolga-Jaani (12)
- Karksi (10)
- Kuusalu (6)
- Kihnu (5)
- Paistu (5)
- Koeru (4)
- Halliste (3)
- Helme (3)
- Järva-Madise (3)
- Peetri (3)
- Torma (3)
- Tõstamaa (3)
- Viljandi (3)
- Ambla (2)
- Haljala (2)
- Hanila (2)
- Häädemeeste (2)
- Laiuse (2)
- Muhu (2)
- Paide (2)
- Pärnu (2)
- Põlva (2)
- Räpina (2)
- Setumaa (2)
- Tartu-Maarja (2)
- Tarvastu (2)
- Harju-Jaani (1)
- Järva-Jaani (1)
- Jõelähtme (1)
- Kadrina (1)
- Karula (1)
- Läänemaa (1)
- Palamuse (1)
- Pilistvere (1)
- Pärnu-Jaagupi (1)
- Põltsamaa (1)
- Rakvere (1)
- Rõuge (1)
- Türi (1)
- Valgamaa (1)
- Viljandi l. (1)
- Viljandimaa (1)
- välismaa (1)
When it was collected
| Decade | Poems |
|---|---|
| 1860s | 3 |
| 1870s | 5 |
| 1880s | 12 |
| 1890s | 24 |
| 1900s | 20 |
| 1910s | 14 |
| 1920s | 12 |
| 1930s | 11 |
| year not recorded | 4 |
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.
- Jaanikene kaanikene EÜS II 646/8 (147) — Jõhvi
- Veere, veere päevakene E 39919/22 (3) — Kolga-Jaani
- Veere, veere päevakene, ERM 147, 161/3 — Karksi
- Kuulin mina pühäd tulema E 45721/2 (30) — Kuusalu
- Veere, veere päiväkene, E 60889/90 (9) — Kihnu
- Veere, veere päevakene E 17989 (10) — Paistu
- Päev läeb puudele punane EÜS VII 2335/6 (133) — Koeru
- Ei siin jõua päeva veerda, E 54100/3 (7) — Halliste
- Andke aega, näio noore, ERA II 78, 116/7 (47) — Helme
- Pää lääb puudella punane AES, MT 49, 21/2 (10) — Järva-Madise
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.
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.
- Mõõk merest (Sword from the Sea)
- Päev soeb sulaste päid, pole aega veereda (The sun combs the servants' heads, no time to rest)
- Veere, päev! (Roll on, sun! (evening work song))
- Veere venna juurde (Roll to the Brother)
- Pühadeks kased koju (Birches brought home for the holidays)
- Veere vaese vaeva tõttu (Because of the poor one's suffering)
- Päike soeb sulaste pääd (The Sun Combs the Servants' Heads)
- Ori ootab õhtut (The serf awaits evening)
- Veere, päike! (Roll on, sun!)
- Lihavõtte ootamine (Waiting for Easter)
- Puu istutamine (Tree planting)
- Luust sõrmus (Bone ring)
- Pühade ootamine (Waiting for the feast days)
- Õhtu toob kokku (Evening brings together)
- Laulame küla kohale (Let us sing about the village)
- Suka mereen (Comb into the sea)SKVR type
- Päeva veeremine (The Rolling of the Day)
- Miekka merestä (Sword from the Sea)SKVR type
- Päikese loojaminek (The Setting Sun)
- Kohus koju minna (Duty to go home)
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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.