Mehetapja
Runosong type in the classification of ERAB, the Estonian Folklore Archives’ runosong database
In English: Husband killer (a translation; the archive names the type in Estonian only)
| Filed under | Lüroeepilised laulud (lyric-epic songs) › Kosjafantaasiad ja pereelu |
|---|---|
| Poems | 134 |
| Verses | 9,597 |
| Collection places | 52 |
| Collected | 1860s to 1930s |
| Collectors | Karl Viljak · Hans Leoke · Karl Voldemar Rosenstrauch · August Sildnik · Mihkel (Tori) Ostrov · Karl Ruut · Gustav Vilberg (Vilbaste) · Jakob Jagomann · Joosep Hurt · Mihkel Veske |
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The archive’s description
Written by the editors of the ERAB type index and quoted as it stands, in Estonian.
Mehe tapja: VK VI 39, VK IX 22, ERlA 28; Mehetapja – VK III 175, VK IV 216, VK VIII 28, VK X 15, VK XI 15, ERlV IV 72; Mehe hukkaja – VK I 111, VK II 308. Ka: Maie laul ~ Maielaul; Mehetapja Mai; Abikaasatapja Mai
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 (14)
- Setumaa (10)
- Haljala (8)
- Helme (8)
- Muhu (8)
- Jõhvi (7)
- Karksi (6)
- Kolga-Jaani (6)
- Kodavere (5)
- Räpina (5)
- Halliste (4)
- Simuna (4)
- Hargla (3)
- Rõuge (3)
- välismaa (3)
- Jõelähtme (2)
- Kadrina (2)
- Koeru (2)
- Paistu (2)
- Pöide (2)
- Tarvastu (2)
- Vaivara (2)
- Viljandi (2)
- Viljandimaa (2)
- Ambla (1)
- Hanila (1)
- Harju-Madise (1)
- Järva-Jaani (1)
- Järva-Madise (1)
- Karula (1)
- Kärla (1)
- Laiuse (1)
- Lihula (1)
- Lüganuse (1)
- Narva l. (1)
- Paide (1)
- Pilistvere (1)
- Põltsamaa (1)
- Põlva (1)
- Rõngu (1)
- Saarde (1)
- Sangaste (1)
- Tartu (1)
- Tõstamaa (1)
- Urvaste (1)
- Vastseliina (1)
- Vigala (1)
- Viljandi l. (1)
- Viru-Jaagupi (1)
- Viru-Nigula (1)
- Väike-Maarja (1)
- Vändra (1)
When it was collected
| Decade | Poems |
|---|---|
| 1860s | 2 |
| 1870s | 16 |
| 1880s | 26 |
| 1890s | 43 |
| 1900s | 10 |
| 1910s | 8 |
| 1920s | 10 |
| 1930s | 6 |
| year not recorded | 13 |
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.
- Mai oli torma neitsikäne, AES, MT 141, 26a/26b — Kuusalu
- Neiukõnõ, noorõkõnõ, E 60037/40 — Setumaa
- Maie Tooma neitsike, E 15254/7 (4) — Haljala
- Ämm lät´s karja saatema, E 8627/50 (21) — Helme
- Kui minu meeldivas minia E 42917/20 — Muhu
- Kes see kõndis mööda teeda E A 1041/6 (15) — Jõhvi
- Oli mul kolme minijet E 52492/5 (49) — Karksi
- Ülge kõndis müöda teeda E 51440/1 (34) — Kolga-Jaani
- Läksin teeda tingulissa ERM 154, 47/51 (21) — Kodavere
- Oli näio noorekene EKmS 8° 3, 363/5 (10) — Räpina
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 |
|---|---|
| Maie (ERAB) | 55 |
| Maie laul | 55 |
| Mehetapja Mai | 6 |
| Riia rikkumine | 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.
- Mereminia (Sea Daughter-in-Law)
- Maielaul (mereminija) (Maie's song (sea daughter-in-law))
- Mereminija (Sea Daughter-in-Law)
- Maie (ERAB) (Maie (the husband killer))
- Uiboneiu (Apple tree maiden)
- Kosjad kodu (Courtship at Home)
- Naisetapja (Wife killer)
- Tooma laul (Thomas's song)
- Ilus neiu (Beautiful Maiden)
- Ehted katki (Jewelry Broken)
- Uhked hunt ja karu (Proud wolf and bear)
- Anne sepp (Anne the Smith)
- Maie (Maie (the husband killer))SKVR type
- Neiu tahab mehele (Maiden wants to marry)
- Ei kurjale (No mercy for the wicked)
- Nuku nuku nukkeroinen (Sleep, little sleeper)SKVR type
- Helme linna ehitamine (Building Helme castle)
- Tõuse karja saatma! (Rise to herd the cattle!)
- Kadunud tütar (The Lost Daughter)
- Rikka ja vaese laul (Song of the rich and poor)
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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.