Kulla põlemine
Runosong type in the classification of ERAB, the Estonian Folklore Archives’ runosong database
In English: Burning of gold (a translation; the archive names the type in Estonian only)
| Filed under | Laulud meelelahutamiseks (songs for entertainment) › Teekäigulaulud |
|---|---|
| Poems | 105 |
| Verses | 3,254 |
| Collection places | 43 |
| Collected | 1840s to 1930s |
| Collectors | Gustav Vilberg (Vilbaste) · Karl Viljak · Eduard Johannes Õunapuu · Jaan Truusmann · Joosep Hurt · Victor Stein · Eduard Kase · J. Paulmeister · Otto Hintzenberg · Karl Ruut |
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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 1050. Kulla põlemine: tuntud eP, võrdlemisi laial alal, ent noteeritud hõredalt. Struktuurilt huvitav laul, koosneb õigupoolest mitmest iseseisva ilmega või muus seoses esinevaist motiividest (~lauludest). Nii kuulub orgaaniliselt siia 165 («Pilves veepisarad»); väga sageli ka 2118 («N
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 (10)
- Setumaa (8)
- Helme (7)
- Pärnu (7)
- Põltsamaa (7)
- Haljala (4)
- Muhu (4)
- Tõstamaa (4)
- Harju-Jaani (3)
- Kadrina (3)
- Kodavere (3)
- Risti (3)
- Saarde (3)
- Simuna (3)
- Tarvastu (3)
- Ambla (2)
- Anseküla (2)
- Karuse (2)
- Paistu (2)
- Pilistvere (2)
- Räpina (2)
- Suure-Jaani (2)
- Torma (2)
- Vigala (2)
- Väike-Maarja (2)
- välismaa (2)
- Äksi (2)
- Hanila (1)
- Järva-Jaani (1)
- Jõelähtme (1)
- Kanepi (1)
- Kihnu (1)
- Lääne-Nigula (1)
- Maarja-Magdaleena (1)
- Pärnu-Jaagupi (1)
- Pühalepa (1)
- Rakvere (1)
- Rõngu (1)
- Sangaste (1)
- Tartu (1)
- Türi (1)
- Viljandi (1)
- Viru-Jaagupi (1)
When it was collected
| Decade | Poems |
|---|---|
| 1840s | 1 |
| 1850s | 1 |
| 1870s | 9 |
| 1880s | 19 |
| 1890s | 38 |
| 1900s | 8 |
| 1910s | 10 |
| 1920s | 7 |
| 1930s | 5 |
| year not recorded | 7 |
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.
- Mehed luulid metsasuitsu E A 210/1 (8) — Kuusalu
- Üts lugu lõpetenu, ERA II 179, 161/3 (19) — Setumaa
- Meil om kuan kullasepp EÜS VI 297 (2) — Helme
- Läksin teeda tipulist, ERA II 3, 303/4 (8) — Pärnu
- Kus me lähme kolmekesi E 39976/7 (1) — Põltsamaa
- Ku' me lähme kolmegeste? ERA II 285, 621/2 (3) — Haljala
- Iljut, iljut, marve, marve EKS 41, 31 (30) — Muhu
- Minu isa ilma rikas E 7640 (8) — Tõstamaa
- Hilja hilja vennikene ERA II 132, 441 (70) — Harju-Jaani
- Lisliniked ja laslaniked E 36865 (16) — Kadrina
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 |
|---|---|
| Kuld põleb | 41 |
| Pilves veepisarad | 24 |
| Neli neidu | 11 |
| Hiie noormees | 9 |
| Pilves pisar | 8 |
| Lähme loojale loole! | 7 |
| Kolm rätti | 7 |
| Loojale loole | 4 |
| 4 neiut | 4 |
| Venna sõjalugu | 3 |
| Sõjalaul | 3 |
| Hiie noorem poeg | 3 |
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.
- Pilves pisar (A Tear in the Cloud)
- Pilves veepisarad (Raindrops in the cloud)
- Hiiumaa isanda tütar (Hiiumaa master's daughter)
- Padja põlemine (The burning pillow)
- Kuld (Gold)
- Pilvis pisar (The Clouded Tear)
- Pilvest pisar (Teardrop from the Cloud)
- Neiuhulk (Crowd of Maidens)
- Looja heinamaale (Creator to the hayfield)
- Hiie noorem poeg (Younger Son of Hiis)
- Hiie noormees (The sacred grove's young man)
- Linnast vööd - kuld (Belt from town — gold)
- Linik põleb (The head-cloth burns)
- Marjalt (Berry picking)
- Pilve pisar (Cloud's Teardrop)
- Loojal lool (The creator's tale)
- Kolm rätikut (Three Kerchiefs)
- Lähme marjule! (Let's Go Berry Picking)
- 3 rätikut (Three kerchiefs)
- Suus sulatab raua (Melting iron in the mouth)
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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.