Hiire pulmad
Runosong type in the classification of ERAB, the Estonian Folklore Archives’ runosong database
In English: Mouse's wedding (a translation; the archive names the type in Estonian only)
| Filed under | Looduslaulud (nature songs) › Loomad ja linnud |
|---|---|
| Poems | 328 |
| Verses | 4,060 |
| Collection places | 97 |
| Collected | 1840s to 1940s |
| Collectors | Richard Viidalepp (Viidebaum) · Hans Karu (Karro) · Julius Aleksander Rehberg (Reepärg) · Priidu (Friedrich) Tammepuu (Eichenbaum) · Peeter Penna · Mihkel (Tori) Ostrov · Linda Köögardal · Helene Maasen-Varik · Enda Ennist |
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The archive’s description
Written by the editors of the ERAB type index and quoted as it stands, in Estonian.
Hiire pulmad: VK V 323, VK VI 1086, VK VII*, VK VIII 728, VK IX 512, VK X 401, VK XI 415, VK XII 526, VK XIII 595, VK XIV 533, ERlV V 181–182; Oi roi, oi roi, rotil pulmad – VK II 268; Hiire pulmad – ERlA 271: 271. Hiire pulm: tuntud ja populaarne üle maa, eriti saartel. Esineb niihästi üksi (puhtalt) kui ka koos lauluga 242.
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.
- Laiuse (15)
- Palamuse (12)
- Märjamaa (11)
- Viljandi (11)
- Rapla (10)
- Vigala (10)
- Helme (9)
- Jõhvi (9)
- Kuusalu (9)
- Kolga-Jaani (7)
- Paistu (7)
- Torma (7)
- Tõstamaa (7)
- Türi (7)
- Vändra (7)
- Haljala (6)
- Harju-Madise (6)
- Jüri (6)
- Kullamaa (6)
- Simuna (6)
- Vaivara (6)
- Väike-Maarja (6)
- Ambla (5)
- Iisaku (5)
- Järva-Madise (5)
- Suure-Jaani (5)
- Tarvastu (5)
- Anna (4)
- Halliste (4)
- Karja (4)
- Kihelkonna (4)
- Koeru (4)
- Pärnu (4)
- Põltsamaa (4)
- Äksi (4)
- Häädemeeste (3)
- Jaani (3)
- Järva-Jaani (3)
- Jõelähtme (3)
- Karksi (3)
- Karuse (3)
- Kodavere (3)
- Kose (3)
- Mustjala (3)
- Narva l. (3)
- Peetri (3)
- Pärnu-Jaagupi (3)
- Risti (3)
- Räpina (3)
- Saarde (3)
- Saaremaa (3)
- Setumaa (3)
- Viru-Nigula (3)
- Emmaste (2)
- Hageri (2)
- Harju-Jaani (2)
- Juuru (2)
- Jämaja (2)
- Kaarma (2)
- Kadrina (2)
…and 37 more places
- Keila (2)
- Käina (2)
- Kõpu (2)
- Lääne-Nigula (2)
- Lüganuse (2)
- Martna (2)
- Paide (2)
- Paide l. (2)
- Pärnu l. (2)
- Püha (2)
- Pühalepa (2)
- Reigi (2)
- Ridala (2)
- Tartu (2)
- Tori (2)
- Urvaste (2)
- Varbla (2)
- Viru-Jaagupi (2)
- välismaa (2)
- Anseküla (1)
- Haapsalu (1)
- Hargla (1)
- Kanepi (1)
- Kärla (1)
- Maarja-Magdaleena (1)
- Mihkli (1)
- Nissi (1)
- Nõo (1)
- Otepää (1)
- Rakvere (1)
- Rannu (1)
- Rõngu (1)
- Rõuge (1)
- Sangaste (1)
- Tallinn (1)
- Viljandimaa (1)
- Võnnu (1)
When it was collected
| Decade | Poems |
|---|---|
| 1840s | 1 |
| 1870s | 12 |
| 1880s | 53 |
| 1890s | 86 |
| 1900s | 14 |
| 1910s | 22 |
| 1920s | 48 |
| 1930s | 62 |
| 1940s | 7 |
| year not recorded | 23 |
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.
- Hoilu-roilu rotil pulmad E 46667/8 (3) — Laiuse
- Hoilu-roilu rotil pulmad E 47125/6 (18) — Palamuse
- Oiu, roiu, rotil pulmad ERA I 3, 353 (9) — Märjamaa
- Oilu, roilu, rotil pulmad, ERA II 123, 496 (18) — Viljandi
- Oidu roidu roti pulmad ERA II 147, 455/6 (16) — Rapla
- Iiri tütar sai mehele ERA II 147, 87 (39) — Vigala
- Roi, roi, roi, roi rotil pulmad, EÜS IX 279 (16) — Helme
- Roiu-roiu rotil pulmad, ERA II 125, 349 (53) — Jõhvi
- Hingu, hingu, hiirekene, ERA I 3, 631 (11) — Kuusalu
- Hoilu roilu rotil pulmad E 47517 (13) — Kolga-Jaani
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 |
|---|---|
| Hiire pulm | 70 |
| Roti pulm | 9 |
| Roti pulmad | 9 |
| Tütar ei saa tööst palka | 7 |
| Kull kutsumata | 5 |
| Kukk ja kana siblimas | 3 |
| Hiir nuttis | 3 |
| Pisike punane põrsas | 2 |
| Lindude õlu | 2 |
| Metsast mehele | 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.
- Metsast mehele (Married from the forest)
- Pulma pilge: karu pulmaline (Wedding mockery: bear as wedding guest)
- Pulmad metsas (Wedding in the Forest)
- Metsas pulmad (Wedding in the Forest)
- Uhked pulmalised - hunt, karu jne (Proud wedding guests — wolf, bear, etc.)
- Hiir hüppas (The jumping mouse)
- Pulmaliste pilkamine (mocking the wedding guests)
- Kull kutsumata (The uninvited hawk)
- Tihase õlu (Titmouse's ale)
- Lindude õlu (The Birds' Ale)
- Loomad tööl (Animals at work)
- Tika pulmad (Snipe's wedding)
- Tihase õlletegu (The titmouse's beer-making)
- Pulmaliste pilge (Wedding guests' mockery)
- Pulmade pilge (Wedding mockery)
- Haraka habe aeti (The Magpie's Beard Was Shaved)
- Varese varrud (The crow's rods)
- Meri-neiu-muna (Sea Maiden's Egg)
- Hiir nuttis (The mouse wept)
- Neiu läheb ära (Maiden Goes Away)
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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.