Liiri-lõõri!
Runosong type in the classification of ERAB, the Estonian Folklore Archives’ runosong database
| Filed under | Lastelaulud (children's songs) › Ahellaulud |
|---|---|
| Poems | 863 |
| Verses | 23,884 |
| Collection places | 121 |
| Collected | 1820s to 1940s |
| Collectors | Richard Viidalepp (Viidebaum) · Karl Viljak · Gustav Vilberg (Vilbaste) · Paul Friedrich (Paulopriit) Voolaine (Pedmanson) · Tamberg, H. · Eduard Laugaste (Treu) · Priidu (Friedrich) Tammepuu (Eichenbaum) · Rudolf Põldmäe · Linda Köögardal |
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The archive’s description
Written by the editors of the ERAB type index and quoted as it stands, in Estonian.
Liiri-lõõri!: VK III 428, VK IV 423, VK V 161, VK XI 412, ERlV III, II C 7-9; Liiri-lõõri, lõokene!: VK VI 1078, VK VII 206, VK VIII 722, VK IX 506, VK X 397, ERlA 3166, EKL IV; Piiri, piiri, pääzukene! – VK II 192.
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.
- Setumaa (31)
- Kuusalu (28)
- Viljandi (28)
- Tarvastu (26)
- Suure-Jaani (24)
- välismaa (22)
- Halliste (21)
- Paistu (21)
- Rapla (19)
- Helme (18)
- Tartu (18)
- Torma (17)
- Türi (17)
- Laiuse (16)
- Otepää (16)
- Pärnu-Jaagupi (16)
- Kolga-Jaani (15)
- Muhu (14)
- Mustjala (13)
- Sangaste (13)
- Koeru (12)
- Põltsamaa (12)
- Põlva (12)
- Rõuge (12)
- Häädemeeste (11)
- Räpina (11)
- Võnnu (11)
- Haljala (10)
- Jõhvi (10)
- Karja (10)
- Karksi (10)
- Saarde (10)
- Tori (10)
- Tõstamaa (10)
- Urvaste (10)
- Ambla (9)
- Keila (9)
- Kose (9)
- Kursi (9)
- Märjamaa (9)
- Peetri (9)
- Pöide (9)
- Vastseliina (9)
- Audru (8)
- Iisaku (8)
- Jüri (8)
- Rõngu (8)
- Äksi (8)
- Emmaste (7)
- Hargla (7)
- Harju-Jaani (7)
- Kaarma (7)
- Maarja-Magdaleena (7)
- Pilistvere (7)
- Pärnu (7)
- Tallinn (7)
- Vigala (7)
- Viljandi l. (7)
- Väike-Maarja (7)
- Järva-Madise (6)
…and 61 more places
- Kambja (6)
- Kanepi (6)
- Kodavere (6)
- Käina (6)
- Puhja (6)
- Pühalepa (6)
- Viru-Jaagupi (6)
- Viru-Nigula (6)
- Vändra (6)
- Hageri (5)
- Harju-Madise (5)
- Karuse (5)
- Nõo (5)
- Palamuse (5)
- Simuna (5)
- Tartu-Maarja (5)
- Vaivara (5)
- Anna (4)
- Kihnu (4)
- Kärla (4)
- Narva l. (4)
- Saaremaa (4)
- Varbla (4)
- Haapsalu (3)
- Jämaja (3)
- Järva-Jaani (3)
- Jõelähtme (3)
- Kadrina (3)
- Kihelkonna (3)
- Lääne-Nigula (3)
- Mihkli (3)
- Püha (3)
- Reigi (3)
- Ridala (3)
- Risti (3)
- Valga (3)
- Viljandimaa (3)
- Anseküla (2)
- Jaani (2)
- Karula (2)
- Kullamaa (2)
- Läänemaa (2)
- Nissi (2)
- Paide (2)
- Pärnumaa (2)
- Rakvere (2)
- Valjala (2)
- Võrumaa (2)
- Hanila (1)
- Kirbla (1)
- Kõpu (1)
- Lihula (1)
- Lüganuse (1)
- Martna (1)
- Noarootsi (1)
- Paide l. (1)
- Pärnu l. (1)
- Rannu (1)
- Tartumaa (1)
- Valgamaa (1)
- Võru l. (1)
When it was collected
| Decade | Poems |
|---|---|
| 1820s | 1 |
| 1840s | 1 |
| 1860s | 3 |
| 1870s | 32 |
| 1880s | 108 |
| 1890s | 147 |
| 1900s | 40 |
| 1910s | 36 |
| 1920s | 162 |
| 1930s | 262 |
| 1940s | 16 |
| year not recorded | 55 |
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.
- Tsiiri-tsiiri tsirgukõnõ, ARS 2, 236/8 (10) — Setumaa
- Lier, lier linnukane, E 43908 (30) — Kuusalu
- Leeri, leeri lõukene, E 29278/9 (1) — Viljandi
- Tilluk linnuk lõoke, ERA II 78, 123/4 (56) — Tarvastu
- Piiri, pääri pääsuke, ERA II 123, 495/6 (17) — Suure-Jaani
- Tsitri-tsääri tsirgugene E 4063 (1) — välismaa
- Kuuts, kunts, kullike, ERA II 124, 214/6 (11) — Halliste
- Oots-koots kullike E 17577/8 (3) — Paistu
- Liiri lõõri piiri pääri pääsukene ERA II 147, 461 (31) — Rapla
- Siiri siiri sirguke AES, MT 186, 113/5 — 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 |
|---|---|
| Meri õue all | 10 |
| Kuutskull | 6 |
| Parmu matus | 4 |
| Lõõri-lõõri | 3 |
| Loomine | 3 |
| Liiri-lõõri, lõoke! | 3 |
| Hällilaul | 2 |
| Kullimäng | 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.
- Ei ole pesa kohta (No place for a nest)
- Kullimäng (Hawk game)
- Tii, tii, tihane (Tii, tii, titmouse (bird song))
- Kuutskull (Kuutskull (Bird Call))
- Kootskulli mäng (The Hawk Game)
- Ketilaul (Chain song)
- Ahellaul (Chain song)
- Kuutskullimäng (Hawk chase game)
- Karu saatmine (Sending off the bear)
- Parmu matus (Gadfly's funeral)
- Luust sõrmus (Bone ring)
- Kus sa lähed, hiirekene? (Where are you going, little mouse?)
- Kuku, kägu (Call, cuckoo)
- Lapsel kerge keeleke (Light little tongue for the child)
- Hiir hüppas (The jumping mouse)
- Tiiri liiri linnun poika, missä linnulla pesä (Tiiri liiri, bird's chick — where is the bird's nest)SKVR type
- Eliniän tiedustelu käeltä (Asking the Cuckoo One's Lifespan)SKVR type
- Lindude ütelused (Birds' sayings)
- Hiir (Mouse)
- Avioitumisajan tiedustelu käeltä (Asking the cuckoo about marriage time)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.