Lepatriinu
Runosong type in the classification of ERAB, the Estonian Folklore Archives’ runosong database
In English: Ladybird (a translation; the archive names the type in Estonian only)
| Filed under | Loitsud (incantations) › Sõnad loodusnähtuste mõjutamiseks |
|---|---|
| Poems | 146 |
| Verses | 479 |
| Collection places | 49 |
| Collected | 1870s to 1930s |
| Collectors | Tamberg, H. · Rudolf Põldmäe · Paul Ariste (Berg) · Richard Viidalepp (Viidebaum) · Bernhard Sööt · Eduard Laugaste (Treu) · Veronika Kerberg · Aleksander Arnold Tiitsmann (Tiitsmaa) · Õie Luts · Hilda Link |
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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.
- Torma (24)
- Keila (23)
- Laiuse (19)
- Harju-Madise (13)
- Järva-Jaani (6)
- Kursi (6)
- Harju-Jaani (4)
- Jõelähtme (4)
- Karuse (4)
- Ambla (3)
- Kullamaa (3)
- Tartu (3)
- Haljala (2)
- Helme (2)
- Karula (2)
- Kärla (2)
- Mihkli (2)
- Otepää (2)
- Palamuse (2)
- Pärnu-Jaagupi (2)
- Risti (2)
- Tartu-Maarja (2)
- Hanila (1)
- Häädemeeste (1)
- Järva-Madise (1)
- Jüri (1)
- Kadrina (1)
- Karksi (1)
- Kihnu (1)
- Kolga-Jaani (1)
- Lääne-Nigula (1)
- Maarja-Magdaleena (1)
- Märjamaa (1)
- Nõo (1)
- Paide (1)
- Põltsamaa (1)
- Pöide (1)
- Rakvere l. (1)
- Räpina (1)
- Rõngu (1)
- Rõuge (1)
- Setumaa (1)
- Simuna (1)
- Tallinn (1)
- Türi (1)
- Urvaste (1)
- Viru-Nigula (1)
- Väike-Maarja (1)
- Võrumaa (1)
When it was collected
| Decade | Poems |
|---|---|
| 1870s | 1 |
| 1880s | 1 |
| 1890s | 2 |
| 1900s | 1 |
| 1920s | 38 |
| 1930s | 103 |
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.
- Lepatriinu, näita kost poolt sõda tuleb. ERA II 10, 202 (2) — Torma
- Lepatriinu lepatriinu ERA II 71, 333 (24) — Keila
- lenda, lenda, lepatriinu, näita kost poolt sõda tuleb; kui ei näita, kahe kivi vahel puru taon, ahju viskan. ERA II 14, 647 (3) — Laiuse
- Lepatriinu lepatriinu, ERA II 71, 687 (12) — Harju-Madise
- Lepatriinu, lepatriinu lenda, lenda ERA II 71, 111 (11) — Järva-Jaani
- Lepatriinu ütle mulle ERA II 72, 25 (9) — Kursi
- Lenda, lenda, lepatriinu, ERA II 18, 531 (2) — Harju-Jaani
- Lenna, lenna, leeskana, ERA II 18, 272 (3) — Jõelähtme
- "Liiskana, liiskana, näita kus meie Ann mehele saab" E, StK 23, 40 (30) — Karuse
- Lenda, lenda, lepatriinu, ERA II 14, 467 (9) — Ambla
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.
- Sirbike (Little Sickle)Filed on the same poems: Sirise
- Tiedusteluja ja pyyntöjä leppäkertulle (Questions and requests to the ladybird)SKVR type
- Lepatriinu laul (Ladybug's song)
- Heinäsirkalta voiteen pyyntö (Requesting Ointment from the Grasshopper)SKVR type
- Lennos (In Flight)SKVR type
- Lepatriinu sõnad (Ladybug charm)
- Puolison tiedustelu leppäkertulta (Asking the ladybug about a spouse)SKVR type
- Suur tuul merel (Great wind at sea)
- Tore neiu (Splendid maiden)
- Karja Tõnu (Tõnu the herdsman)
- Karjase pühapäev (Shepherd's Sunday)
- Kuur kuur kuppiin naar naar nappiin (Into the Cup, Into the Button)SKVR type
- Kohus koju minna (Duty to go home)
- Mehed tulevad metsast töölt (Men returning from forest work)
- Laadi ja Leie poisid (Boys of Laadi and Leie)Filed on the same poems: Naine oma külast
- Laisk ja lai neiu (The lazy and broad maiden)
- Täid kaladeks (Lice into fish)
- Kaasa kaugel (The future spouse far away)
- Magamine (Sleeping)
- Peavalusõnad (Headache charm)
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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.