Lauliku sõim

Runosong type in the classification of ERAB, the Estonian Folklore Archives’ runosong database

In English: Insulting a singer (a translation; the archive names the type in Estonian only)

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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 122

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.

• Tarvastu (42)
• Viljandi (35)
• Haljala (32)
• Ambla (30)
• Peetri (28)
• Koeru (26)
• Paistu (24)
• Väike-Maarja (24)
• Halliste (23)
• Kadrina (23)
• Helme (22)
• Kuusalu (22)
• Põltsamaa (20)
• Karksi (18)
• Mustjala (18)
• Jõhvi (17)
• Kolga-Jaani (17)
• Urvaste (17)
• Järva-Jaani (16)
• Jõelähtme (16)
• Vigala (15)
• Palamuse (14)
• Sangaste (14)
• Simuna (14)
• Märjamaa (13)
• Tõstamaa (13)
• Türi (13)
• Pilistvere (12)
• Saarde (12)
• Järva-Madise (11)
• Rannu (11)
• Vändra (11)
• Harju-Jaani (10)
• Puhja (10)
• Risti (10)
• Torma (10)
• Jüri (9)
• Viru-Jaagupi (9)
• välismaa (9)
• Karula (8)
• Kose (8)
• Laiuse (8)
• Narva l. (8)
• Viru-Nigula (8)
• Hanila (7)
• Pärnu (7)
• Rõuge (7)
• Hargla (6)
• Häädemeeste (6)
• Maarja-Magdaleena (6)
• Pärnu-Jaagupi (6)
• Põlva (6)
• Rõngu (6)
• Valga (6)
• Viljandimaa (6)
• Audru (5)
• Suure-Jaani (5)
• Tallinn (5)
• Tartu (5)
• Tartu-Maarja (5)

When it was collected

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.

• Mis sa sitikas sirised, kaske ERA II 123, 19/21 (3) — Tarvastu
• "Mis sa sirtsikas sirised, ERA II 124, 556/7 (105) — Viljandi
• Mis sina, sinine, laalad E 9322 (11) — Haljala
• Mis sa sitikas sirised, ERA II 131, 30 (20) — Ambla
• Mis sina laulad, sa ei mõista, ERA II 11, 184 (3) — Peetri
• Mis sa laulad, lampilõuga, ERA II 1, 119/20 (4) — Koeru
• Tahtsin minna talguselle E 17947/8 (1) — Paistu
• Mis sina sitikas sirised ERA I 3, 600 (8) — Väike-Maarja
• Mis sa sitikas sirised, E 56045/5a (109) — Halliste
• Mis sina sitikas sirised EÜS IX 1119 (56) — 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.

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.

1. Mida suust kukub (What Falls from the Mouth)
2. Porikärbes (Mud fly)
3. Võidulaulmine (Singing contest)
4. Võitulaulmine (Victory Singing)
5. Sitikas siriseb (The beetle chirps)
6. Sa laulad sea sõnu (You sing pig's words)
7. Mis sa hääletu ägised (Why do you groan in silence)
8. Hää ja halb laulik (Good and bad singer)
9. Halb laulja (Poor Singer)
10. Laulikute sõimlemine (Singers' quarrel)
11. Halb laulik - võistulaulmine (Poor singer in a singing contest)
12. Poisid, ärge naerge (Boys, don't laugh)
13. Kust sõnad võtnud (Where the charm words came from)
14. Sõnad sepa tehtud (Blacksmith's charm)
15. Sõimamine (Insults)
16. Roostetanud hääl (The Rusted Voice)
17. Nina neljanukeline (The Four-Cornered Nose)
18. Halb hääl (Bad voice)
19. Hädine hääl (Voice of distress)
20. Sõim (Scolding Song)

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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.