Lunastatav neiu
Runosong type in the classification of ERAB, the Estonian Folklore Archives’ runosong database
In English: Maiden to be ransomed (a translation; the archive names the type in Estonian only)
| Filed under | Lüroeepilised laulud (lyric-epic songs) › Kosjafantaasiad ja pereelu |
|---|---|
| Poems | 254 |
| Verses | 15,856 |
| Collection places | 81 |
| Collected | 1840s to 1940s |
| Collectors | Tõnu Wiedemann (Võimula) · Hans Leoke · Mihkel (Tori) Ostrov · Gustav Seen · Oskar Philipp Kallas · Bausk (Pausk), Jaan · Karl Viljak · Carl (Karl) Allas · Jakob Ilves |
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The archive’s description
Written by the editors of the ERAB type index and quoted as it stands, in Estonian.
VK III 111, VK IV 127, VK V 381, VK VI 21, VK VIII 24, VK IX 19, VK X 13, VK XI 8, ERlV IV 37-38, ERlA 20; Armuta omaksed – VK I 103; Anne läeb meiltä sõdaje – VK II 292.
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 (10)
- Helme (9)
- Muhu (9)
- Suure-Jaani (9)
- Viljandi (9)
- Kose (8)
- Vigala (8)
- Vändra (8)
- Haljala (6)
- Kolga-Jaani (6)
- Tarvastu (6)
- Kaarma (5)
- Kuusalu (5)
- Kärla (5)
- Lüganuse (5)
- Puhja (5)
- Põltsamaa (5)
- Põlva (5)
- Pühalepa (5)
- Sangaste (5)
- Kadrina (4)
- Karja (4)
- Karksi (4)
- Mustjala (4)
- Pöide (4)
- Saaremaa (4)
- Väike-Maarja (4)
- Audru (3)
- Jõelähtme (3)
- Jõhvi (3)
- Karuse (3)
- Risti (3)
- Rõuge (3)
- Simuna (3)
- Tõstamaa (3)
- Viru-Jaagupi (3)
- Viru-Nigula (3)
- Võnnu (3)
- välismaa (3)
- Halliste (2)
- Hargla (2)
- Harju-Jaani (2)
- Kanepi (2)
- Kodavere (2)
- Koeru (2)
- Maarja-Magdaleena (2)
- Narva l. (2)
- Paistu (2)
- Pilistvere (2)
- Ridala (2)
- Räpina (2)
- Tori (2)
- Vaivara (2)
- Varbla (2)
- Vastseliina (2)
- Ambla (1)
- Anseküla (1)
- Emmaste (1)
- Hanila (1)
- Harju-Madise (1)
…and 21 more places
When it was collected
| Decade | Poems |
|---|---|
| 1840s | 1 |
| 1860s | 2 |
| 1870s | 22 |
| 1880s | 53 |
| 1890s | 102 |
| 1900s | 8 |
| 1910s | 14 |
| 1920s | 6 |
| 1930s | 7 |
| 1940s | 1 |
| year not recorded | 38 |
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.
- Veli võtt vinne naase, E 17625/7 (14) — Setumaa
- Lootsikuke lugasid möödä, E 545/6 — Helme
- Ann läks aita ehtimaie EÜS IV 1312/5 (32) — Muhu
- Lilla istus kammerissa EÜS X 223 (16) — Suure-Jaani
- Lilla istus kamberis E 736/7 — Viljandi
- Lilla istus kamberis E 592 — Kose
- Lähme Kolga kupjal' kosja E A 1061/4 — Vigala
- Ann hakkas laevas nuttemaie: E 11094/8 (49) — Vändra
- Sõjalaev läks, õed, vennad, EÜS X 794/7 (73) — Haljala
- Nägin isa kõndvad E 176/8 — Kolga-Jaani
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 |
|---|---|
| Venna sõjalugu | 5 |
| Lunastetav neiu | 3 |
| Müüdud neiu | 2 |
| Kiigelaul | 2 |
| Ehted katki | 2 |
| Laevahukk | 2 |
| Hukkaläinud laev | 2 |
| Sõjalaul | 2 |
| Hobuse ostjad | 2 |
| Laevasõit | 2 |
| Neiu laevasõit | 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.
- Lunastetav neiu (Maiden to be ransomed)
- Lunastav neiu (The ransoming maiden)
- Lunastatav neid (The Ransomed Maiden)
- Lunastatud neiu (The ransomed maiden)
- Lilla istus kamberissa (Lilla Sat in the Chamber)
- Kuidas kalad kudevad (How fish spawn)
- Laske laevad liikuma (Let the ships sail)
- Lunastetev neiu (The Ransomed Maiden)
- Neiu laevasõit (Maiden's sea voyage)
- Võta tütar sõjast (Fetch your daughter from war)
- Peiu laev (Groom's ship)
- Lunastettava neito (The maiden to be redeemed)SKVR type
- Laevasõit (Sea voyage)
- Souda laiva Suomeen (Row the Ship to Finland)SKVR type
- Lunastav vend (The ransoming brother)
- Orjusest ostja (Ransomed from bondage)
- Hukkaläinud laev (The Shipwreck)
- Laevasepp (Shipwright)
- Laevahukk (Shipwreck)
- Madruse laul (Sailor's 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.