Imemaa
Runosong type in the classification of ERAB, the Estonian Folklore Archives’ runosong database
In English: Wonderland (a translation; the archive names the type in Estonian only)
| Filed under | Laulud meelelahutamiseks (songs for entertainment) › Teekäigulaulud |
|---|---|
| Poems | 254 |
| Verses | 4,800 |
| Collection places | 92 |
| Collected | 1860s to 1930s |
| Collectors | Karl Voldemar Rosenstrauch · Karl Viljak · Rudolf Põldmäe · Mihkel Kampmann (Kampmaa) · Helene Maasen-Varik · Matthias Johann Eisen · Tamberg, H. · Gustav Seen · Richard Viidalepp (Viidebaum) |
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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 1064. Imemaa: A. Kus kuked kulda söövad, B. Kus need kuused kullendavad, C. Lähme tuulest toa poole, D. Kus on hiired härja suuru, E. Kus loomad töö teevad, F. Sinna, kus kurg elanud, G. Kus ei kuule kuke häält, H. Kus siidised sulased, I. Kus on kuldsed aiatoolid
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.
- Vändra (14)
- Suure-Jaani (12)
- Jõhvi (10)
- Haljala (8)
- Põltsamaa (7)
- Kolga-Jaani (6)
- Pöide (6)
- Vigala (6)
- Viljandi (6)
- Väike-Maarja (6)
- Ambla (5)
- Karksi (5)
- Türi (5)
- Urvaste (5)
- Harju-Jaani (4)
- Jõelähtme (4)
- Koeru (4)
- Kuusalu (4)
- Laiuse (4)
- Palamuse (4)
- Pühalepa (4)
- Reigi (4)
- Räpina (4)
- Saarde (4)
- Simuna (4)
- Tartu (4)
- Tõstamaa (4)
- Halliste (3)
- Kadrina (3)
- Karula (3)
- Kodavere (3)
- Kose (3)
- Muhu (3)
- Märjamaa (3)
- Paistu (3)
- Pilistvere (3)
- Audru (2)
- Hageri (2)
- Harjumaa (2)
- Järva-Jaani (2)
- Järva-Madise (2)
- Jüri (2)
- Lihula (2)
- Lüganuse (2)
- Mihkli (2)
- Mustjala (2)
- Nissi (2)
- Otepää (2)
- Paide (2)
- Peetri (2)
- Pärnu l. (2)
- Rapla (2)
- Rõngu (2)
- Saaremaa (2)
- Vastseliina (2)
- Viljandimaa (2)
- Viru-Jaagupi (2)
- Viru-Nigula (2)
- välismaa (2)
- Äksi (2)
…and 32 more places
- Anseküla (1)
- Emmaste (1)
- Hanila (1)
- Harju-Madise (1)
- Helme (1)
- Häädemeeste (1)
- Jaani (1)
- Juuru (1)
- Kanepi (1)
- Karja (1)
- Karuse (1)
- Keila (1)
- Kihelkonna (1)
- Kihnu (1)
- Kursi (1)
- Kärla (1)
- Kõpu (1)
- Maarja-Magdaleena (1)
- Narva l. (1)
- Paide l. (1)
- Puhja (1)
- Põlva (1)
- Risti (1)
- Rõuge (1)
- Sangaste (1)
- Setumaa (1)
- Tallinn (1)
- Tarvastu (1)
- Torma (1)
- Varbla (1)
- Viljandi l. (1)
- Võru l. (1)
When it was collected
| Decade | Poems |
|---|---|
| 1860s | 2 |
| 1870s | 13 |
| 1880s | 48 |
| 1890s | 76 |
| 1900s | 24 |
| 1910s | 23 |
| 1920s | 15 |
| 1930s | 30 |
| 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.
- Lähme, lähme, käime kähku, E 10958 (9) — Vändra
- Kuna me vennad sinna saame, E A 733 (1) — Suure-Jaani
- Tulge tütärid tulele ERM 5, 76/7 (33) — Jõhvi
- Jõua laeva, sõua laeva, EÜS X 798 (76) — Haljala
- Lähme seda teeda mööda, EÜS V 1138 (176) — Põltsamaa
- Neitsikesed, noorukesed, E 64180/2 — Kolga-Jaani
- Sõua laeva, nõua laeva E 3269 — Pöide
- Sõua laeva jõua laeva EKS 50, 46 (30) — Vigala
- Mina mees olen sealta maalta E 4382 (3) — Viljandi
- Umalaid käin otsimassa, EKS 19, 43/6 (52) — Väike-Maarja
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 |
|---|---|
| Kurva kodu | 20 |
| Tuule tuba | 17 |
| Tulge kiigele, tooge mune! | 6 |
| Mõrrad mõisa poole | 6 |
| Orjade tee | 6 |
| Kolm metsa | 5 |
| Kiigu kõrgele! | 5 |
| Heinast hobu | 5 |
| Tuulest talguhobu | 5 |
| Imed | 4 |
| Kodu kaugel | 4 |
| Laevamäng | 4 |
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.
- Laevamäng (Ship Game)
- Levamäng (Leva Game)
- Kulla kodu (Beloved's home)
- Kurva kodu (Sorrowful home)
- Kus need kuused kullendavad (Where the spruces glow golden)
- Tuule tuba (Room of the Wind)
- Ärge hoidke ostetud neidu! (Don't keep the bought bride)
- Teekäijad (Wayfarers)
- Hakkame minema (Let's Go)
- Kodu kaugel (Home is far away)
- Tuuletuba - kurva kodu (Windy house, sad home)
- Hakkame, mehed, minema! (Let's set off, men!)
- Orjade rada (The serfs' road)
- Kiigu kaugele! (Swing far away!)
- Metsa mängima (Going to play in the forest)Filed on the same poems: Metsas mängimine
- Kas valmis vasikajook (Is the calf drink ready)
- Imed (Wonders)
- Kus kuked kulda söövad (Where roosters eat gold)
- Kiigu metsani! (Swing to the Forest!)
- Oma pole hulgas (None of one's own around)
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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.