Kiigel kartlik
Runosong type in the classification of ERAB, the Estonian Folklore Archives’ runosong database
In English: Timid on the swing (a translation; the archive names the type in Estonian only)
| Filed under | Kalendrilaulud (calendar songs) › Kiigelaulud |
|---|---|
| Poems | 153 |
| Verses | 3,627 |
| Collection places | 51 |
| Collected | 1860s to 1930s |
| Collectors | Gustav Vilberg (Vilbaste) · Karl Viljak · Karl Voldemar Rosenstrauch · Jakob Martin Sommer · Oskar Philipp Kallas · Mihkel (Tori) Ostrov · Jakob Ilves · Johann (Johan) Keerig · Rudolf Põldmäe · Peeter Penna |
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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 415. Kiigel kartlik
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 (21)
- Harju-Jaani (15)
- Haljala (9)
- Ambla (7)
- Pöide (7)
- Kose (6)
- Pärnu (6)
- Suure-Jaani (6)
- Karksi (5)
- Tarvastu (5)
- Järva-Madise (4)
- Kadrina (4)
- Tori (4)
- Vaivara (4)
- Helme (3)
- Jõelähtme (3)
- Jõhvi (3)
- Jüri (3)
- Muhu (3)
- Märjamaa (3)
- Pärnu-Jaagupi (3)
- Viljandi (3)
- Viru-Jaagupi (3)
- Väike-Maarja (3)
- Koeru (2)
- Tartu-Maarja (2)
- Tõstamaa (2)
- Vigala (2)
- Audru (1)
- Halliste (1)
- Hargla (1)
- Häädemeeste (1)
- Iisaku (1)
- Jaani (1)
- Järva-Jaani (1)
- Laiuse (1)
- Lüganuse (1)
- Maarja-Magdaleena (1)
- Narva l. (1)
- Paistu (1)
- Pilistvere (1)
- Põltsamaa (1)
- Rakvere (1)
- Rapla (1)
- Saarde (1)
- Simuna (1)
- Tallinn (1)
- Türi (1)
- Varbla (1)
- välismaa (1)
- Äksi (1)
When it was collected
| Decade | Poems |
|---|---|
| 1860s | 1 |
| 1870s | 5 |
| 1880s | 59 |
| 1890s | 41 |
| 1910s | 27 |
| 1920s | 1 |
| 1930s | 17 |
| year not recorded | 2 |
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.
- Kuulin kiigel kiigutava, ERA II 114, 310 (74) — Kuusalu
- Oh minu kuldsed kiigutajad, EÜS VIII 1464/5 (50) — Harju-Jaani
- Oh, minu kurjad kiigutajad, EÜS X 1612/3 (170) — Haljala
- Kust see kiik on seie tulnud? E 7736/7 (14) — Ambla
- Kündsin ma küla vilussa, H II 18, 171/3 (2) — Pöide
- Oh mu kuldsed kiigutajad, EÜS X 2175 (1) — Kose
- Käi kiike kõrge'elle kiigele EÜS VIII 1034 (28) — Pärnu
- Külapoisid ellad vellad, ERA II 123, 280 (30) — Suure-Jaani
- Kiigukene, ällukene, H, Kase 47/a (2) — Karksi
- Os te ullu kiigessepä ERA II 78, 86/7 (7) — Tarvastu
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 |
|---|---|
| Kiigele ehtimine | 9 |
| Kallis kiik | 8 |
| Kiige katsumine | 7 |
| Kitsas kiik | 6 |
| Kallis neiu kiigel | 6 |
| Haud kiige all | 5 |
| Kallis neiu | 5 |
| Kolm metsa | 5 |
| Ilus neiu kiigel | 4 |
| Kiige kidisemine | 4 |
| Kiik kiunub kindaid | 4 |
| 3 metsa | 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.
- Kullad kiikumas (Golden Ones on the Swing)
- Kiigelaul (Swing song)
- Neiud kiigel (Maidens on the Swing)
- Kiigu kõrgele! (Swing high!)
- Kiik kõrgele (Swing high)
- Kiige katsumine (Testing the swing)
- Kiik kiunub kindaid (The swing whines for gloves)
- Kallis kiik (The precious swing)
- Haud kiige all (Grave Under the Swing)
- Tasu kiigutamise järgi (Reward for Swinging)
- Kiigutage tasa (Swing gently)
- Kallis kiik (kiige katsumine) (The dear swing (testing the swing))
- Kingitused kiigutajale (Gifts for the Swing-Keeper)
- Sünnin külapoisi sülle (Born for the Village Boy's Embrace)
- Palve kiigutajale (Prayer to the swing-master)
- Miks ei too kiigele võiet? (Why bring no ointment to the swing?)
- Ilus neiu kiigel (Beautiful Maiden on the Swing)
- Kiik kidiseb (The Swing Creaks)
- Kallis neiu kiigel (Dear maiden on the swing)
- Pole mune kiigele tuua (No Eggs to Bring to the Swing)
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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.