Hea hääl
Runosong type in the classification of ERAB, the Estonian Folklore Archives’ runosong database
In English: Good voice (a translation; the archive names the type in Estonian only)
| Filed under | Laulud laulust (songs about singing) › Laulust ja laulikust |
|---|---|
| Poems | 252 |
| Verses | 4,479 |
| Collection places | 77 |
| Collected | 1820s to 1930s |
| Collectors | Karl Voldemar Rosenstrauch · Karl Viljak · Gustav Vilberg (Vilbaste) · Peeter Penna · Jüri Välbe · Julius Mark · Leena Kase (Kaur) · Artur Martin · Andres Käärik · Anton Suurkask |
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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 83 Esineb kolmes arenduses: A — hääle kiitmine (eriti eP); B — kiitmisele lisandub motiiv «Ristiema kinkis hea hääle» (eP), C — kahetsetakse endist head häält (eriti eL). Liitub sageli lauludega: 59 (eriti B), 68, 70 ja 110 («Lauliku soost»). Vrd. tüüp 88.
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.
- Kuusalu (16)
- Räpina (15)
- Ambla (14)
- Karksi (13)
- Haljala (10)
- Halliste (9)
- Jõhvi (9)
- Tarvastu (9)
- Helme (8)
- Kadrina (8)
- Paistu (8)
- Järva-Jaani (7)
- Peetri (7)
- Rõngu (6)
- Väike-Maarja (6)
- Jõelähtme (5)
- Kolga-Jaani (5)
- Rõuge (5)
- Viljandi (5)
- Laiuse (4)
- Palamuse (4)
- Pärnu (4)
- Põltsamaa (4)
- Risti (4)
- Setumaa (4)
- Vaivara (4)
- välismaa (4)
- Harju-Jaani (3)
- Järva-Madise (3)
- Jüri (3)
- Kõpu (3)
- Lääne-Nigula (3)
- Läänemaa (3)
- Narva l. (3)
- Sangaste (3)
- Simuna (3)
- Tõstamaa (3)
- Viru-Jaagupi (3)
- Audru (2)
- Hageri (2)
- Kanepi (2)
- Koeru (2)
- Kullamaa (2)
- Lüganuse (2)
- Mustjala (2)
- Puhja (2)
- Pärnu-Jaagupi (2)
- Põlva (2)
- Rakvere (2)
- Ridala (2)
- Saarde (2)
- Tartu (2)
- Torma (2)
- Vigala (2)
- Jaani (1)
- Järvamaa (1)
- Keila (1)
- Kihelkonna (1)
- Kose (1)
- Maarja-Magdaleena (1)
…and 17 more places
- Martna (1)
- Nissi (1)
- Nõo (1)
- Otepää (1)
- Pilistvere (1)
- Pärnu l. (1)
- Rakvere l. (1)
- Suure-Jaani (1)
- Tallinn (1)
- Tartu-Maarja (1)
- Tori (1)
- Urvaste (1)
- Valga (1)
- Varbla (1)
- Vastseliina (1)
- Viru-Nigula (1)
- Vändra (1)
When it was collected
| Decade | Poems |
|---|---|
| 1820s | 1 |
| 1860s | 3 |
| 1870s | 24 |
| 1880s | 48 |
| 1890s | 76 |
| 1900s | 16 |
| 1910s | 38 |
| 1920s | 9 |
| 1930s | 24 |
| year not recorded | 13 |
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.
- Oleks minu hääli endisella EÜS II 556 (62) — Kuusalu
- Pill om helle pedäjäne, ERA II 162, 601 (53) — Räpina
- Oleks minu hääli endiseni EÜS VII 2365 (175) — Ambla
- Kuime ärgäm' laulamäie E 45907/8 (2) — Karksi
- Oh, oleks minu heale endiselle, E 11628 — Haljala
- Oles mul ääli ennitsessa, EÜS XII 1349 (95) — Halliste
- Kui ma akkan laulemaie, ERA II 125, 335/6 (21) — Jõhvi
- Oles mul hääli ennitsese E 11311/2 (2) — Tarvastu
- Oles minu hääli ennitsesse E 14015 (5) — Helme
- Laulaksin ma, hääl ei anna EÜS VII 1854/5 (42) — Kadrina
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 |
|---|---|
| Endine hääl | 167 |
| Hää hääl | 31 |
| Laulu võim | 24 |
| Hää laulik | 11 |
| Helise, mets! | 8 |
| Arg laulik | 8 |
| Kust laulud saadud | 7 |
| Kust laulud | 6 |
| Suude sulg | 6 |
| Hädine hääl | 6 |
| Ostetud hääl | 6 |
| Lauliku sõim | 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.
- Helise, mets! (Ring out, forest!)
- Halb laulik - endine hääl (Poor singer, former voice)
- Kuldne kurk (Golden throat)
- Endine hääle (Former voice)
- Ostetud hääl (Bought Voice)
- Hädine hääl (Voice of distress)
- Endine hea hääl (Former good voice)
- Halb hääl (Bad voice)
- Haige hääl (The Sick Voice)
- Pill oli hele (The pipe rang clear)
- Kõlagu hääled (Let voices ring)
- Laulikule juua (Drink for the Singer)
- Arg laulik (Timid singer)
- Endine hääl (Voice of Old)
- Riias ristitud (Baptized in Riga)
- Pulli hääl (The Bull's Voice)
- Luika pull (Swan's bull)
- Roostetanud hääl (The Rusted Voice)
- Metsamurd (Forest Windthrow)
- Laulu võim (Power of song)
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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.