Laulu võim
Runosong type in the classification of ERAB, the Estonian Folklore Archives’ runosong database
In English: Power of song (a translation; the archive names the type in Estonian only)
| Filed under | Laulud laulust (songs about singing) › Laulust ja laulikust |
|---|---|
| Poems | 1,108 |
| Verses | 24,466 |
| Collection places | 108 |
| Collected | 1840s to 1940s |
| Collectors | Mihkel (Tori) Ostrov · Oskar Philipp Kallas · Karl Voldemar Rosenstrauch · Joosep Hurt · Artur Martin · Helene Maasen-Varik · Gustav Vilberg (Vilbaste) · Peeter Penna · Karl Viljak · Jüri Välbe |
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The archive’s description
Written by the editors of the ERAB type index and quoted as it stands, in Estonian.
Üldpealkiri mitmele eri tüübile
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.
- Tõstamaa (41)
- Haljala (33)
- Karksi (33)
- Halliste (32)
- Vigala (31)
- Jõhvi (30)
- Paistu (30)
- Vändra (30)
- Ambla (28)
- Kuusalu (28)
- Viljandi (28)
- Kadrina (27)
- Tarvastu (27)
- Pilistvere (26)
- Põltsamaa (26)
- Kolga-Jaani (25)
- Helme (23)
- Audru (22)
- Pärnu-Jaagupi (22)
- Simuna (22)
- Koeru (21)
- Saarde (19)
- Tori (18)
- Palamuse (17)
- Sangaste (16)
- Pärnu (15)
- Järva-Jaani (14)
- Jõelähtme (14)
- Peetri (14)
- Viru-Jaagupi (14)
- Väike-Maarja (14)
- Kose (13)
- Lüganuse (13)
- Maarja-Magdaleena (13)
- Viru-Nigula (13)
- Äksi (13)
- Harju-Jaani (12)
- Häädemeeste (11)
- Karuse (11)
- Puhja (11)
- Setumaa (11)
- Urvaste (11)
- Märjamaa (10)
- Otepää (10)
- Vaivara (10)
- Kihnu (9)
- Kodavere (9)
- Mustjala (9)
- Pöide (9)
- Rapla (9)
- Rõngu (9)
- Suure-Jaani (9)
- Türi (9)
- Hanila (8)
- Kursi (8)
- Varbla (8)
- välismaa (8)
- Järva-Madise (7)
- Rakvere (7)
- Räpina (7)
…and 48 more places
- Viljandimaa (7)
- Jüri (6)
- Muhu (6)
- Rõuge (6)
- Tartu (6)
- Torma (6)
- Karula (5)
- Kihelkonna (5)
- Laiuse (5)
- Rannu (5)
- Risti (5)
- Viljandi l. (5)
- Iisaku (4)
- Kaarma (4)
- Kanepi (4)
- Kõpu (4)
- Narva l. (4)
- Nõo (4)
- Põlva (4)
- Tallinn (4)
- Hargla (3)
- Kambja (3)
- Kullamaa (3)
- Lihula (3)
- Martna (3)
- Pärnu l. (3)
- Ridala (3)
- Valga (3)
- Võnnu (3)
- Võrumaa (3)
- Haapsalu (2)
- Jaani (2)
- Käina (2)
- Mihkli (2)
- Paide (2)
- Saaremaa (2)
- Tartu-Maarja (2)
- Vastseliina (2)
- Anseküla (1)
- Harju-Madise (1)
- Harjumaa (1)
- Juuru (1)
- Karja (1)
- Lääne-Nigula (1)
- Läänemaa (1)
- Noarootsi (1)
- Paide l. (1)
- Pühalepa (1)
When it was collected
| Decade | Poems |
|---|---|
| 1840s | 1 |
| 1860s | 6 |
| 1870s | 74 |
| 1880s | 319 |
| 1890s | 363 |
| 1900s | 76 |
| 1910s | 73 |
| 1920s | 111 |
| 1930s | 26 |
| 1940s | 3 |
| year not recorded | 56 |
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.
- Kui mina hakkan laulemaie kaske, EÜS VI 1228/9 (3) — Tõstamaa
- Anna juua luulejalle, E 14218 (22) — Haljala
- Oles ma mehesse loodu E 45941 (25) — Karksi
- Oles mul ääli ennitsessa, EÜS XII 1349 (95) — Halliste
- Mina laalan, miks ei laala E A 50 (91) — Vigala
- Ma laulaks maad mereksi, EÜS VI 949 (65) — Jõhvi
- Kui ma ollin väikene E 51618/9 (2) — Paistu
- Seni mina sõin neid sõrmeluid ja ERA II 17, 136/7 (79) — Vändra
- Kui ma hakkan luulemaie, E 34402 (3) — Ambla
- Kui mina hakkan laulemaie, E 51739 — 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 |
|---|---|
| Kust laulud saadud | 149 |
| Kust laulud | 110 |
| Arg laulik | 39 |
| Küla jääb kuulama | 38 |
| Suude sulg | 35 |
| Metsamurd | 33 |
| Lauliku soost | 27 |
| Lauliku sõim | 26 |
| Hea hääl | 24 |
| Palju sõnu | 24 |
| Halb laulik | 23 |
| Lauldud hobu ja sadul | 23 |
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.
- Kust laulud (Where the songs come from)
- Kust laulud saadud (Where the songs come from)
- Küla jääb kuulama (The Village Stops to Listen)
- Kui hakkan laulma (When I begin to sing)
- Laulud tööl õpitud (Songs learned at work)
- Laulud lutsu suust (Songs from the burbot's mouth)
- Laulu võim - kust laulud (The power of song and its origins)
- Laulu võim - kust sõnad (Power of song, whence the words)
- Kust laul õpitud (Where the Song Was Learned)
- Siiad suured (Big whitefishes)
- Kust laulad (Where do you sing from?)
- Kust laulud võetud (Where songs come from)
- Laulust saar (The Island in the Song)
- Lauliku soost (Singer's lineage)
- Laulan meret mesiksi (I sing the seas into honey)SKVR type
- Kui ma hakkan laulemaie (When I Begin to Sing)
- Laulu voim (Power of song)
- Ei jõua ohjad hoida (Cannot Hold the Reins)
- Kust sõnad võtnud (Where the charm words came from)
- Laulud pulmades saadud (Songs Received at Weddings)
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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.