Kosjahobu söötmine
Runosong type in the classification of ERAB, the Estonian Folklore Archives’ runosong database
In English: Feeding the courtship horse (a translation; the archive names the type in Estonian only)
| Filed under | Laulud noorrahva elust (songs of young people's lives) › Kosjad |
|---|---|
| Poems | 388 |
| Verses | 14,812 |
| Collection places | 89 |
| Collected | 1820s to 1930s |
| Collectors | Mihkel (Tori) Ostrov · Karl Voldemar Rosenstrauch · Karl Viljak · Peeter Süda · Oskar Philipp Kallas · Anton Suurkask · Jakob Ilves · Johann (Johan) Keerig · Gustav Seen |
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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 2341. KOSJAHOBU SÖÖTMINE
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 (25)
- Tõstamaa (16)
- Muhu (14)
- Haljala (12)
- Põltsamaa (12)
- Viljandi (12)
- Hanila (11)
- Kuusalu (11)
- Paistu (11)
- Suure-Jaani (11)
- Tarvastu (11)
- Tori (11)
- Halliste (10)
- Pärnu-Jaagupi (10)
- Pöide (10)
- Audru (8)
- Helme (8)
- Karksi (8)
- Kihnu (8)
- Pärnu (8)
- Mustjala (7)
- Varbla (7)
- Vigala (7)
- Väike-Maarja (7)
- Häädemeeste (6)
- Kadrina (6)
- Kanepi (6)
- Kursi (6)
- Pilistvere (6)
- Saarde (6)
- Vändra (6)
- Karuse (5)
- Kullamaa (5)
- välismaa (5)
- Ambla (4)
- Järva-Jaani (4)
- Kose (4)
- Harju-Jaani (3)
- Järva-Madise (3)
- Kodavere (3)
- Käina (3)
- Kõpu (3)
- Laiuse (3)
- Lihula (3)
- Läänemaa (3)
- Pühalepa (3)
- Rannu (3)
- Räpina (3)
- Tallinn (3)
- Viljandimaa (3)
- Viru-Nigula (3)
- Jõhvi (2)
- Kambja (2)
- Karja (2)
- Karula (2)
- Lääne-Nigula (2)
- Lüganuse (2)
- Martna (2)
- Märjamaa (2)
- Narva l. (2)
…and 29 more places
- Peetri (2)
- Puhja (2)
- Saaremaa (2)
- Simuna (2)
- Viljandi l. (2)
- Hageri (1)
- Jõelähtme (1)
- Jüri (1)
- Kaarma (1)
- Kihelkonna (1)
- Koeru (1)
- Mihkli (1)
- Otepää (1)
- Paide (1)
- Paide l. (1)
- Palamuse (1)
- Pärnu l. (1)
- Põlva (1)
- Rapla (1)
- Reigi (1)
- Risti (1)
- Rõngu (1)
- Sangaste (1)
- Tartu (1)
- Tartu-Maarja (1)
- Torma (1)
- Türi (1)
- Vaivara (1)
- Võnnu (1)
When it was collected
| Decade | Poems |
|---|---|
| 1820s | 1 |
| 1850s | 1 |
| 1860s | 1 |
| 1870s | 34 |
| 1880s | 92 |
| 1890s | 118 |
| 1900s | 24 |
| 1910s | 34 |
| 1920s | 31 |
| 1930s | 21 |
| year not recorded | 31 |
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.
- Mõni mees on mõtelikku E 51467 (81) — Kolga-Jaani
- Oli mul täkku toredada, E 84745/7 — Tõstamaa
- Jaanikene, poisikene, E 42259/62 — Muhu
- Nägin aga neidu kasvemaie E 14781 (5) — Haljala
- mõni mies on mõteliku E 31762/4 (8) — Põltsamaa
- Nägin neiud kasvavada E 25514/5 — Viljandi
- Ma nägi neidu kasvevad E 22679/80 (2) — Hanila
- Votsin mina, votsin mina vennikene, ERA II 114, 306 (67) — Kuusalu
- Veli hella vellekene E 51311/3 (20) — Paistu
- Olin enne noori meesi, EÜS IV 1661/3 (163) — Suure-Jaani
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 |
|---|---|
| Kaevul kosija | 89 |
| Oleks see mees minu! | 40 |
| Oleks | 38 |
| Kosjasõit | 22 |
| Tule mulle! | 19 |
| Soome sild | 17 |
| Saani tegemine | 16 |
| Tore sõit | 16 |
| Saan | 14 |
| Kosjalaul | 11 |
| Kosjahobuse söötmine | 11 |
| Kosilane laisas talus | 7 |
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.
- Kaevul kosija (Suitor at the well)
- Kosjasõit (The Courtship Ride)
- Hobuse söötmine (Horse feeding)
- Kosjalaul (Courting Song)
- Soome sild (The Finnish bridge)
- Kosjahobu söötmas (Feeding the courting horse)
- Kupja 3 tütart (The overseer's three daughters)
- Kaevul kosilane (Suitor at the Well)
- Neiu röövimine (Maiden's abduction)
- Pruut kasvamas (Bride growing up)Filed on the same poems: Unikülas neide vaatamas
- Oleks see mees minu! (If only this man were mine!)
- Kosilane kaevul (Suitor at the well)
- Tore sõit (Splendid ride)
- Targad tallipoisid (Clever Stable Boys)
- Oleks see mees minul (Would This Man Be Mine)
- Tuulest talguhobu (The work-party horse made of wind)
- Oleks see mees (If only this were the man)
- Tuulest hobu (Horse of the wind)
- Kõik vihkavad vaestlast (Everyone hates the poor one)
- See neiu minu oma (This maiden is my own)
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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.