Laulikule palka!
Runosong type in the classification of ERAB, the Estonian Folklore Archives’ runosong database
In English: Pay the singer! (a translation; the archive names the type in Estonian only)
| Filed under | Laulud laulust (songs about singing) › Laulust ja laulikust |
|---|---|
| Poems | 129 |
| Verses | 2,525 |
| Collection places | 53 |
| Collected | 1870s to 1930s |
| Collectors | Karl Viljak · Karl Voldemar Rosenstrauch · Gustav Vilberg (Vilbaste) · Mihkel Leppik · Jüri Välbe · J. P. (Jaak) Sõggel · Peeter Penna · Artur Martin · Julius Mark |
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The archive’s description
Written by the editors of the ERAB type index and quoted as it stands, in Estonian.
Laulikule palka: VK VI 602, VK VIII 240, VK IX*, VK XI 41, ERlA 113; Laulik tahab raha – VK III 267, VK IV 96; Laulik tahab palka – VK V 187; Antke juua laulijalle – VK II 19 B.
ERlA 113 Esineb kahes põhiarenduses: A on tuntud eP, seal nõutakse laulu eest raha; B — eL, tahetakse laulu ees
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 (14)
- Halliste (12)
- Haljala (10)
- Koeru (6)
- Peetri (6)
- Hanila (5)
- Karksi (5)
- Kolga-Jaani (4)
- Paistu (4)
- Helme (3)
- Häädemeeste (3)
- Laiuse (3)
- Lüganuse (3)
- Mustjala (3)
- Tori (3)
- Varbla (3)
- Vändra (3)
- Ambla (2)
- Järva-Jaani (2)
- Kodavere (2)
- Maarja-Magdaleena (2)
- Pilistvere (2)
- Pöide (2)
- Simuna (2)
- Tallinn (2)
- Viru-Nigula (2)
- välismaa (2)
- Audru (1)
- Harju-Jaani (1)
- Järva-Madise (1)
- Jõelähtme (1)
- Jüri (1)
- Kadrina (1)
- Kanepi (1)
- Karula (1)
- Karuse (1)
- Keila (1)
- Kihelkonna (1)
- Martna (1)
- Märjamaa (1)
- Otepää (1)
- Pärnu-Jaagupi (1)
- Põlva (1)
- Reigi (1)
- Saaremaa (1)
- Setumaa (1)
- Suure-Jaani (1)
- Torma (1)
- Tõstamaa (1)
- Urvaste (1)
- Vigala (1)
- Viru-Jaagupi (1)
- Äksi (1)
When it was collected
| Decade | Poems |
|---|---|
| 1870s | 8 |
| 1880s | 31 |
| 1890s | 34 |
| 1900s | 13 |
| 1910s | 24 |
| 1920s | 9 |
| 1930s | 4 |
| year not recorded | 6 |
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.
- Ei mina rahata laula, E 50606 (1) — Kuusalu
- Mina küll laulas, mitu mõistas, E 15032 (7) — Halliste
- Ei mina rahata laula E 35997 (40) — Haljala
- Ei mina laula rahatagi EÜS VII 2325 (121) — Koeru
- Ei mina laula Rahata E 42468 (1) — Peetri
- Üks mull' ütleb, laula, laula H II 17, 600/2 (3) — Hanila
- Üt´s mul ütel, laula, laula E, StK 18, 60 (41) — Karksi
- Andke raha laalijalle E 51438 (29) — Kolga-Jaani
- Kui mina laulan laksub laane E 11888 (1) — Paistu
- Küll me laulas, hellä velle, E 8608/9 (3) — Helme
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 |
|---|---|
| Laulikule raha | 19 |
| Ei laula rahata | 17 |
| Laulu võim | 16 |
| Lauliku vaev | 15 |
| Lauliku palk | 13 |
| Laulik tahab palka | 12 |
| Suude sulg | 10 |
| Kust laulud saadud | 10 |
| Kust laulud | 9 |
| Arg laulik | 7 |
| Palju sõnu | 5 |
| Hea hääl | 4 |
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.
- Laulik tahab raha (The singer wants money)
- Ei rahata (Without money)
- Laulajan palkka (Singer's reward)SKVR type
- Lauloin ennen lapsempana (I sang when I was young)SKVR type
- Lauliku vaev (Singer's hardship)
- Virsikerä (Song Bundle)SKVR type
- Virret vilussa - pahassa paikassa (Songs in the Cold, in a Bad Place)SKVR type
- Suude sulg (The mouth-feather)
- Laulja vaev (Singer's Toil)
- Küla ütleb (What the Village Says)
- Küla ütel (The Village Said)
- Küla ütles (The village said)
- Laulikule juua (Drink for the Singer)
- Laulust ei ela (One cannot live by song)
- Laulikule tasu (Reward for the singer)
- Luonto laulamaan tekisi (The Spirit Would Make One Sing)SKVR type
- Laulajan väki väsyy (The singer's folk grow weary)SKVR type
- Emo ei saanut laululla rahoja (Mother Earned No Money from Singing)SKVR type
- Ei laula teie vastu (Won't sing against you)
- Kun ois kulta kuulemassa (If Only My Darling Were Listening)SKVR type
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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.