Kiigelaul
Runosong type in the classification of ERAB, the Estonian Folklore Archives’ runosong database
In English: Swing song (a translation; the archive names the type in Estonian only)
| Filed under | Kalendrilaulud (calendar songs) › Kiigelaulud |
|---|---|
| Poems | 140 |
| Verses | 3,703 |
| Collection places | 57 |
| Collected | 1860s to 1930s |
| Collectors | Peeter Penna · Karl Luud · August Topmann · Johannes Adolph Rahamägi · August Liiv · Johannes Raja · Tamberg, H. · Voldemar, Petseri progümn. 2. kl. õpil. Rannaste · Leena Kase (Kaur) · Amanda Raadla |
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The archive’s description
Written by the editors of the ERAB type index and quoted as it stands, in Estonian.
Kiigelaulude tsükkel, mis vajab täiendavat motiivide määramist. Vt kartoteeki. ERlA 463. Kiigetsükkel
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.
- Setumaa (34)
- Haljala (9)
- Halliste (6)
- Järva-Madise (6)
- Jõhvi (6)
- Karksi (6)
- Kolga-Jaani (6)
- Kuusalu (6)
- Kodavere (5)
- välismaa (5)
- Ambla (4)
- Järvamaa (3)
- Simuna (3)
- Türi (3)
- Vastseliina (3)
- Väike-Maarja (3)
- Vändra (3)
- Audru (2)
- Lihula (2)
- Muhu (2)
- Narva l. (2)
- Paistu (2)
- Pärnu l. (2)
- Rapla (2)
- Rõngu (2)
- Rõuge (2)
- Tori (2)
- Viljandimaa (2)
- Viru-Nigula (2)
- Hargla (1)
- Harjumaa (1)
- Helme (1)
- Häädemeeste (1)
- Järva-Jaani (1)
- Jõelähtme (1)
- Kadrina (1)
- Kanepi (1)
- Karula (1)
- Keila (1)
- Kursi (1)
- Kõpu (1)
- Laiuse (1)
- Märjamaa (1)
- Otepää (1)
- Peetri (1)
- Puhja (1)
- Pärnu-Jaagupi (1)
- Pöide (1)
- Rakvere (1)
- Saarde (1)
- Suure-Jaani (1)
- Tartu (1)
- Tartu-Maarja (1)
- Urvaste (1)
- Vaivara (1)
- Viljandi (1)
- Viru-Jaagupi (1)
When it was collected
| Decade | Poems |
|---|---|
| 1860s | 4 |
| 1870s | 3 |
| 1880s | 14 |
| 1890s | 8 |
| 1900s | 38 |
| 1910s | 7 |
| 1920s | 5 |
| 1930s | 52 |
| year not recorded | 9 |
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.
- Häl´lü, häl´lü kulla sa häl´lükõnõ, ERA II 126, 122/4 (6) — Setumaa
- Õekesed ellakesed EÜS II 712/3 (203) — Haljala
- Ma tuli maale mardikulle kiigele ERA II 40, 49 (b) — Halliste
- (Aga) suisu suisu, soaks minema, EÜS II 1033 (16) — Järva-Madise
- Lähme kiike kiikemaie EÜS II 673/4 (169) — Jõhvi
- Nüid oo kirja kiigu peal, kiigele ERA II 23, 544/5 (1) — Karksi
- Kuulsin külas kiigutava EÜS II 415 (150) — Kolga-Jaani
- Tulge jo jaanistu tulele EÜS II 504/5 (9) — Kuusalu
- Sõua kiike jõua kiike EÜS II 393/4 (121) — Kodavere
- Lähme uuta katsumaie EÜS II 538/40 (42) — välismaa
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 |
|---|---|
| Kiik kiunub kindaid | 7 |
| Tulge kiigele, tooge mune! | 6 |
| Kiige katsumine | 3 |
| Kiigele ehtimine | 3 |
| Kiik sobimatul kohal | 3 |
| Kiigu kõrgele! | 3 |
| Meri kiige all | 2 |
| Kiige toomine | 2 |
| Lunastatav neiu | 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.
- Kiigel kartlik (Timid on the swing)
- Kiik kiunub kindaid (The swing whines for gloves)
- Kiige kidisemine (The Creaking of the Swing)
- Kiigele kutse (Invitation to the swing)
- Kallis kiik (The precious swing)
- Kiik tahab kindaid (The swing wants gloves)
- Tulge kiigele, tooge mune! (Come to the swing, bring eggs!)
- Kiige katsumine (Testing the swing)
- Kiik kiunub (The swing creaks)
- Kiik kidiseb (The Swing Creaks)
- Ilus neiu kiigel (Beautiful Maiden on the Swing)
- Kolm metsa (Three forests)
- Kiik sobimatul kohal (Swing in the Wrong Place)
- Kitsas kiik (The Narrow Swing)
- Kiik halval kohal (Swing in a Bad Spot)
- Kingitused kiigele (Gifts to the swing)
- Kullad kiikumas (Golden Ones on the Swing)
- Tulge kiigele (Come to the Swing)
- Mis sa kiigeke kidised (Why do you creak, little 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.