Mardilaul
Runosong type in the classification of ERAB, the Estonian Folklore Archives’ runosong database
In English: Mardi (St. Martin's Day) song (a translation; the archive names the type in Estonian only)
| Filed under | Kalendrilaulud (calendar songs) › Sanditamislaulud |
|---|---|
| Poems | 679 |
| Verses | 20,858 |
| Collection places | 110 |
| Collected | 1860s to 1940s |
| Collectors | Karl Voldemar Rosenstrauch · Richard Viidalepp (Viidebaum) · Tamberg, H. · Karl Viljak · Enda Ennist · Peeter Penna · Matthias Johann Eisen · Jüri Välbe · Rudolf Põldmäe · Rudolf Tamm |
Open this type in the song-type explorer
The archive’s description
Written by the editors of the ERAB type index and quoted as it stands, in Estonian.
Siia koonduvad mardilaulude tsüklid, mis vajavad hiljem täpsemat motiivide määramist kartoteegi põhjal. VK III 45, VK IV 54, VK V 28, VK VI 640, VK VII 174, VK VIII 433, VK IX 256, VK X 58, VK XI 88, ERlV II, I A 1-14; Mardid – VK II 204; Mardisandi laul – ERlA 368.
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 (26)
- Ambla (21)
- Paistu (21)
- Saarde (21)
- Halliste (20)
- Tõstamaa (20)
- Haljala (19)
- Vändra (18)
- Helme (17)
- Ridala (16)
- Karksi (15)
- Tori (15)
- Häädemeeste (14)
- Suure-Jaani (14)
- Urvaste (14)
- Jõhvi (13)
- Kadrina (13)
- Räpina (13)
- Tarvastu (13)
- Varbla (13)
- Lääne-Nigula (12)
- Viru-Jaagupi (12)
- Kodavere (11)
- Põlva (11)
- Viru-Nigula (11)
- Karuse (10)
- Pärnu-Jaagupi (10)
- Sangaste (10)
- Torma (10)
- Muhu (9)
- Märjamaa (9)
- Rõuge (9)
- Viljandi (9)
- välismaa (9)
- Iisaku (8)
- Karula (8)
- Nõmme l. (8)
- Palamuse (8)
- Pilistvere (8)
- Väike-Maarja (8)
- Järva-Madise (7)
- Türi (7)
- Laiuse (6)
- Pärnu (6)
- Risti (6)
- Tallinn (6)
- Tartu-Maarja (6)
- Vigala (6)
- Viljandi l. (6)
- Audru (5)
- Hargla (5)
- Harju-Jaani (5)
- Järva-Jaani (5)
- Kanepi (5)
- Koeru (5)
- Lüganuse (5)
- Peetri (5)
- Tartu (5)
- Võnnu (5)
- Juuru (4)
…and 50 more places
- Jõelähtme (4)
- Keila (4)
- Kihnu (4)
- Kolga-Jaani (4)
- Kullamaa (4)
- Otepää (4)
- Põltsamaa (4)
- Rakvere (4)
- Rannu (4)
- Viljandimaa (4)
- Kõpu (3)
- Martna (3)
- Rakvere l. (3)
- Rapla (3)
- Setumaa (3)
- Simuna (3)
- Hageri (2)
- Hanila (2)
- Jüri (2)
- Käina (2)
- Lihula (2)
- Maarja-Magdaleena (2)
- Mihkli (2)
- Mustjala (2)
- Puhja (2)
- Pöide (2)
- Rõngu (2)
- Haapsalu (1)
- Harju-Madise (1)
- Järvamaa (1)
- Kaarma (1)
- Kambja (1)
- Kirbla (1)
- Kose (1)
- Kursi (1)
- Läänemaa (1)
- Narva l. (1)
- Nissi (1)
- Noarootsi (1)
- Pärnu l. (1)
- Püha (1)
- Pühalepa (1)
- Reigi (1)
- Tartumaa (1)
- Vaivara (1)
- Valgamaa (1)
- Valjala (1)
- Vastseliina (1)
- Võru l. (1)
- Äksi (1)
When it was collected
| Decade | Poems |
|---|---|
| 1860s | 1 |
| 1870s | 3 |
| 1880s | 40 |
| 1890s | 67 |
| 1900s | 70 |
| 1910s | 102 |
| 1920s | 74 |
| 1930s | 275 |
| 1940s | 5 |
| year not recorded | 42 |
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.
- Tere, tere perekene, E 43900/3 (10) — Kuusalu
- Peretüdruk, neitsikene EÜS VII 2371/2 (191) — Ambla
- Tõuske üles talurahvas E 17730/2 (3) — Paistu
- Märdi tullu kaugelt maalta, märti ja märti, ERA II 124, 213/4 (10) — Saarde
- Tansi tasa, märdikene, märti EÜS XII 1335 (85) — Halliste
- Mart hüppab! Mart kargab! E 636 (3) — Tõstamaa
- Peremees peremehike, E 15260/3 (7) — Haljala
- "Tere papa, tere mamma! E 51476/7 (1) — Vändra
- Siga sul sitku soolavakka E 56449 (1) — Helme
- Eile, eile eile õhtu E 53543/4 (8) — Ridala
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.
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.
- Kadrilaul (Kadri (St. Catherine's Day) song)
- Mardi kaebamine (Mardi's Lament)
- Mardi mangumine (St. Martin's Day begging)
- Martide mangumine (St. Martin's Day begging song)
- Mardi tants (Martinmas dance)
- Mardi tänamine (St. Martin's Day Thanksgiving)
- Märdisantide laul (St. Martin's Day Mummers' Song)
- Kadrisantide laul (St. Catherine's Mummers' Song)
- Kadri kaebamine (Kadri's lament)
- Mardi sajatused (Martinmas curses)
- Mardi teretamine (Martinmas greeting)
- Kadri mangumine (Kadri's begging)
- Kadrisantide tänamine (Thanking the Kadri Masqueraders)
- Mardi palve (St. Martin's Day prayer)
- Tulesütitamine (Fire kindling)
- Kadri tänamine (Thanking Kadri)
- Kadride sajatus (St. Catherine's Day curse)
- Tii, tihane (Tii (chirp), titmouse (bird song))
- Märdisant laul (St. Martin's mummer song)
- Martinpäivänä (On St. Martin's Day)SKVR type
Open in the Similarity Explorer
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.