Kaevul kosija
Runosong type in the classification of ERAB, the Estonian Folklore Archives’ runosong database
In English: Suitor at the well (a translation; the archive names the type in Estonian only)
| Filed under | Lüroeepilised laulud (lyric-epic songs) › Kosjafantaasiad ja pereelu |
|---|---|
| Poems | 412 |
| Verses | 20,017 |
| Collection places | 89 |
| Collected | 1820s to 1940s |
| Collectors | Karl Voldemar Rosenstrauch · Mihkel (Tori) Ostrov · Hans Siimer · Karl Viljak · Oskar Philipp Kallas · Helene Maasen-Varik · Jakob Ilves · Johann (Johan) Keerig · Mart Saar |
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The archive’s description
Written by the editors of the ERAB type index and quoted as it stands, in Estonian.
VK III 144, VK IV 191, VK V 380, VK VI 18, VK VII 6, VK VIII 20, VK IX 17, VK X 11, VK XI 12, ERlV IV 54-55, ERlA 23; EKL IV; Kozjasõit – VK II 53
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.
- Kolga-Jaani (22)
- Suure-Jaani (18)
- Põltsamaa (16)
- Halliste (15)
- Muhu (15)
- Karksi (14)
- Väike-Maarja (14)
- Helme (11)
- Pilistvere (11)
- Kuusalu (10)
- Viru-Jaagupi (10)
- Haljala (9)
- Palamuse (9)
- Pöide (9)
- Tori (9)
- Viljandi (9)
- Ambla (8)
- Maarja-Magdaleena (8)
- Paistu (8)
- Pärnu (8)
- Setumaa (8)
- Järva-Jaani (7)
- Kodavere (7)
- Koeru (7)
- Saarde (7)
- Simuna (7)
- Tarvastu (7)
- Torma (7)
- Tõstamaa (7)
- Jõhvi (6)
- Kadrina (6)
- Kursi (6)
- Viru-Nigula (6)
- Vändra (6)
- Kihnu (5)
- Laiuse (5)
- Lüganuse (5)
- Rannu (5)
- Hanila (4)
- Peetri (4)
- välismaa (4)
- Audru (3)
- Häädemeeste (3)
- Järva-Madise (3)
- Karuse (3)
- Kose (3)
- Narva l. (3)
- Risti (3)
- Sangaste (3)
- Vastseliina (3)
- Harjumaa (2)
- Jõelähtme (2)
- Jüri (2)
- Kõpu (2)
- Läänemaa (2)
- Mustjala (2)
- Pärnu-Jaagupi (2)
- Põlva (2)
- Pühalepa (2)
- Rakvere (2)
…and 29 more places
- Rapla (2)
- Tartu (2)
- Türi (2)
- Urvaste (2)
- Viljandi l. (2)
- Viljandimaa (2)
- Äksi (2)
- Haapsalu (1)
- Hageri (1)
- Hargla (1)
- Jaani (1)
- Juuru (1)
- Kambja (1)
- Kanepi (1)
- Lääne-Nigula (1)
- Martna (1)
- Otepää (1)
- Paide l. (1)
- Rakvere l. (1)
- Ridala (1)
- Räpina (1)
- Rõuge (1)
- Saaremaa (1)
- Tallinn (1)
- Tartu-Maarja (1)
- Vaivara (1)
- Valga (1)
- Varbla (1)
- Võnnu (1)
When it was collected
| Decade | Poems |
|---|---|
| 1820s | 1 |
| 1860s | 2 |
| 1870s | 38 |
| 1880s | 100 |
| 1890s | 120 |
| 1900s | 38 |
| 1910s | 31 |
| 1920s | 31 |
| 1930s | 22 |
| 1940s | 1 |
| year not recorded | 28 |
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.
- Vennakene hella venna E 39936/40 — Kolga-Jaani
- Olin enne noori meesi, EÜS IV 1661/3 (163) — Suure-Jaani
- Oli mul üksi vennakene, E 31806/7 — Põltsamaa
- Näi mina näiu mõskeveta, E 11971 (40) — Halliste
- Jaanikene, poisikene, E 42259/62 — Muhu
- Kunnes velle näive näiu E 51685/7 (34) — Karksi
- Teopoisid, teorotid E 51921 — Väike-Maarja
- Oh te hullud noored mehed, E 80409/13 (2) — Helme
- Sõitsin mööda Soome silda. ERA II 10, 665 (31) — Pilistvere
- Nägin mina neidu kasvamaia EÜS II 608/13 (106) — Kuusalu
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 |
|---|---|
| Kosjahobu söötmine | 89 |
| Soome sild | 36 |
| Oleks see mees minu! | 33 |
| Oleks | 26 |
| Tule mulle! | 20 |
| Saani tegemine | 18 |
| Saan | 16 |
| Tore sõit | 10 |
| Kaevul kosilane | 10 |
| Kupja kolm tütart | 9 |
| Tähemõrsja | 6 |
| Petis peiu | 6 |
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.
- Kaval kosija (Cunning suitor)
- Kosjahobu söötmine (Feeding the courtship horse)
- Soome sild (The Finnish bridge)
- Teekäija tahaks naist võtta (Wayfarer wants to take a wife)
- Kosjasõit (The Courtship Ride)
- Kosjahobuse söötmine (Feeding the Courting Horse)
- Kas neiu kodu (Is the maiden home?)
- Kosjalaul (Courting Song)
- Venna hobu (Brother's horse)
- Tore sõit (Splendid ride)
- Tütrete uputaja (Drowner of daughters)
- Oleks see mees minu! (If only this man were mine!)
- Kus pruuti näinud (Where the Bride Was Seen)
- Oleks (If only (wish song))
- Kuuramaa kuningas (King of Courland)
- Ehmunud hobu (The Startled Horse)
- Hobuse ehtimine (Adorning the horse)
- Põlat poiss (Scorned boy)
- Virgal neiul palju kosilasi (The industrious maiden has many suitors)
- Ehmatanud hobu (The frightened horse)
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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.