Laevasõit
Runosong type in the classification of ERAB, the Estonian Folklore Archives’ runosong database
In English: Sea voyage (a translation; the archive names the type in Estonian only)
| Filed under | Töölaulud (work songs) › Meestetööd |
|---|---|
| Poems | 125 |
| Verses | 3,891 |
| Collection places | 56 |
| Collected | 1840s to 1930s |
| Collectors | Karl Viljak · Karl Voldemar Rosenstrauch · Oskar Philipp Kallas · Mihkel (Tori) Ostrov · Peeter (Peter) Saul · Gustav Seen · Peeter Penna · Gustav Vilberg (Vilbaste) · E. Juhanson |
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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 1004,tuttav üle Eesti. Stabiilselt liitub siia sissejuhatava osana 1001. Väga harva esineb puhtalt, enamasti ikka liidab enesega motiive (või terveid laule) tüüpidest 33 («Laevapuu»), 195 («Kolm metsa»), 960 («Meremees»), 968 («Meri tõuseb tormama»), 1005 («Kaubalaev»), 2169 («
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.
- Muhu (11)
- Kadrina (6)
- Pöide (6)
- Ambla (5)
- Haljala (5)
- Hanila (5)
- Helme (5)
- Karuse (5)
- Häädemeeste (4)
- Kuusalu (4)
- Lüganuse (4)
- Mustjala (4)
- Suure-Jaani (4)
- Väike-Maarja (4)
- Jõelähtme (3)
- Jõhvi (3)
- Paistu (3)
- Peetri (3)
- Viru-Nigula (3)
- Harju-Jaani (2)
- Järva-Madise (2)
- Kodavere (2)
- Kolga-Jaani (2)
- Kose (2)
- Märjamaa (2)
- Tarvastu (2)
- Tori (2)
- Tõstamaa (2)
- Viljandi (2)
- Viru-Jaagupi (2)
- välismaa (2)
- Halliste (1)
- Hiiumaa (1)
- Järva-Jaani (1)
- Kaarma (1)
- Karksi (1)
- Kihnu (1)
- Käina (1)
- Lääne-Nigula (1)
- Martna (1)
- Palamuse (1)
- Pilistvere (1)
- Pärnu-Jaagupi (1)
- Pärnumaa (1)
- Põltsamaa (1)
- Pühalepa (1)
- Rannu (1)
- Risti (1)
- Saaremaa (1)
- Simuna (1)
- Tartu (1)
- Tartu-Maarja (1)
- Torma (1)
- Vaivara (1)
- Vigala (1)
- Viljandi l. (1)
When it was collected
| Decade | Poems |
|---|---|
| 1840s | 1 |
| 1850s | 1 |
| 1870s | 9 |
| 1880s | 26 |
| 1890s | 39 |
| 1900s | 9 |
| 1910s | 17 |
| 1920s | 14 |
| 1930s | 1 |
| year not recorded | 8 |
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.
- Jurikene poisikeine, E 42277/9 — Muhu
- Otsisin mina omale naista EÜS VII 1857 (44) — Kadrina
- Iidu-tiidu teole minna, E 42920/1 — Pöide
- Mõistke õed, mõistke vennad E A 990 (2) — Ambla
- Muret mulla ei ole muuda, EÜS X 1512/4 (60) — Haljala
- Sõudsid Soomest suured laevad, E 64258 (37) — Hanila
- Mõistke, mõistke mehe noore, E 54095/6 (5) — Helme
- Jaan tegi veltsase veneda E 54408/9 — Karuse
- Lipin, lapin laevakesta EÜS VI 515/6 (115) — Häädemeeste
- Koep saa, koep saa, vennikene, EÜS VIII 1932 (181) — Kuusalu
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 |
|---|---|
| Vahelt vaene | 28 |
| Luust laev | 10 |
| Vahelt vaeslaps | 5 |
| Laevahukk | 4 |
| Kaugel kosjas | 3 |
| Suur härg | 3 |
| Laevategemine | 3 |
| Neiu laevasõit | 3 |
| Naine Narvast | 2 |
| Laulu võim | 2 |
| Must naine | 2 |
| Laeva sõit - vahelt vaene | 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.
- Luust laev (Ship of bones)
- Laevategemine (Boat Building)
- Laevaga kosja (Courting by Boat)
- Kaubalaev (Merchant Ship)
- Luine laev (Ship of bones)
- Sõrmed sõudma (Fingers rowing)
- Vahelt vaene - must naine (The poor woman and the dark woman)
- Vahelt vaeslaps (Orphan from the Crowd)
- Laevamäng (Ship Game)
- Vahelt vaene (The poor girl from the middle)
- Luigeluust laev (Ship of Swan Bones)
- Hukkaläinud laev (The Shipwreck)
- Lähme laeva lappima (Let's go patch the boat)
- Laevaga (By boat)
- Kaugelt saab naise (Getting a wife from afar)
- Meremees (The seaman)
- Lunastatav neiu (Maiden to be ransomed)
- Neiud nutavad, kuni mastid näha (Maidens weep while the masts are in sight)
- Imemaa (Wonderland)
- Kosib vahelt vaese (Courting among the poor)
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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.