Kari kadunud
Runosong type in the classification of ERAB, the Estonian Folklore Archives’ runosong database
In English: The lost herd (a translation; the archive names the type in Estonian only)
| Filed under | Lüroeepilised laulud (lyric-epic songs) › Laulud argielust |
|---|---|
| Poems | 142 |
| Verses | 4,695 |
| Collection places | 48 |
| Collected | 1860s to 1940s |
| Collectors | Mihkel (Tori) Ostrov · Karl Voldemar Rosenstrauch · Oskar Philipp Kallas · Peeter Penna · Jüri Välbe · Peeter Tatz (Avarsoo) · Aadu (Aado) Reimann · Gustav Vilberg (Vilbaste) · Jaan Sossi |
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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 36. Kari kadunud
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.
- Kihnu (10)
- Pärnu (9)
- Tori (9)
- Tarvastu (8)
- Ambla (7)
- Audru (6)
- Tõstamaa (6)
- Hanila (5)
- Harju-Jaani (5)
- Helme (5)
- Sangaste (5)
- Varbla (5)
- Viljandi (5)
- Kadrina (4)
- Kuusalu (4)
- Paistu (4)
- Saarde (4)
- Suure-Jaani (4)
- välismaa (4)
- Haljala (3)
- Märjamaa (3)
- Väike-Maarja (3)
- Halliste (2)
- Jüri (2)
- Karksi (2)
- Karula (2)
- Koeru (2)
- Martna (2)
- Peetri (2)
- Pärnu-Jaagupi (2)
- Pöide (2)
- Rõngu (2)
- Urvaste (2)
- Häädemeeste (1)
- Järva-Jaani (1)
- Järva-Madise (1)
- Kambja (1)
- Kanepi (1)
- Karuse (1)
- Kose (1)
- Lihula (1)
- Läänemaa (1)
- Otepää (1)
- Paide (1)
- Rapla (1)
- Vaivara (1)
- Viljandimaa (1)
- Viru-Nigula (1)
When it was collected
| Decade | Poems |
|---|---|
| 1860s | 3 |
| 1870s | 8 |
| 1880s | 38 |
| 1890s | 35 |
| 1900s | 8 |
| 1910s | 17 |
| 1920s | 15 |
| 1930s | 7 |
| 1940s | 1 |
| year not recorded | 10 |
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.
- Istsin ma ilu mäela, E, StK 17, 117/8 (45) — Kihnu
- Saatsin karja kauge'ella, E 83041 (4) — Pärnu
- Õekene linnukenne E 54328/9 (37) — Tori
- Lätsi karja saatamaie E 12503 (3) — Tarvastu
- Karjatsida vaevatsida EÜS VII 2475 (435) — Ambla
- Isandal olid hiiri hallid, E, StK 1, 130/1 (206) — Audru
- Olin orjas, käisin karjas, E, StK 3, 22 (4) — Tõstamaa
- Teistel aga anti teista tööda, E 22677/9 (1) — Hanila
- Karjane karja kautas E 15710 (225) — Harju-Jaani
- Lätsi mina karja saatma EÜS VII 2650/1 (14) — Helme
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 |
|---|---|
| Hobuse otsija | 9 |
| Kari kadund | 6 |
| Karjane kaotab karja | 5 |
| Hollandi sulane | 4 |
| Hobune kadunud | 4 |
| Söö, kari! | 3 |
| Kurg kündmas | 2 |
| Hiie noormees | 2 |
| Hiie noorem poeg | 2 |
| Haned kadunud | 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.
- Hobune kadunud (The Lost Horse)
- Karjane kaotas karja (The herdsman lost the herd)
- Ei lähe karjasele (Won't marry a shepherd)
- Ennem vargale kui karjusele (Better a Thief than a Herdsman)
- Karjane kaotab karja (Herdsman Who Lost the Herd)
- Neiu ei lähe karjasele (Maiden Won't Go to the Shepherd)
- Haned kadunud (The lost geese)
- Valelik ütleb, et kari kadund (The liar says the herd is lost)
- Hobuse kaebus (Horse's complaint)
- Hobuse otsimine (Searching for the Horse)
- Hobuse otsija (Horse seeker)
- 4 metsa (The four forests)
- Valetab karjase peale (Lying about the shepherd)
- Hobune kadund (The lost horse)
- Karja ehtimine (Adorning the cattle)
- Karja söötmine (Feeding the cattle)
- Söö, kari! (Eat, O herd! (herding song))
- Halval ilmal teel (On the road in bad weather)
- Haned kadund (The Lost Geese)
- Kuld (Gold)
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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.