Metsast mehele
Runosong type in the classification of ERAB, the Estonian Folklore Archives’ runosong database
In English: Married from the forest (a translation; the archive names the type in Estonian only)
| Filed under | Laulud noorrahva elust (songs of young people's lives) › Neidude õpetamine |
|---|---|
| Poems | 249 |
| Verses | 4,219 |
| Collection places | 84 |
| Collected | 1870s to 1930s |
| Collectors | Karl Viljak · Karl Voldemar Rosenstrauch · Gustav Seen · Jakob Weltmann · Karp (Carp) Kuusik · Julius Mark · Paul Sepp · J. Peet · Samuel Sommer · Julius Aleksander Rehberg (Reepärg) |
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The archive’s description
Written by the editors of the ERAB type index and quoted as it stands, in Estonian.
ERlA 2320. Metsast mehele. A. Ära mine metsast mehele; B. Sa läksid metsast mehele; C. Vaeslaps läheb metsast mehele; D. Ma lähen ~ läksin metsast mehele; 5) E. Kõiki ei viida viinul, muist lähevad metsast mehele.
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.
- Põltsamaa (14)
- Haljala (13)
- Kursi (13)
- Ambla (9)
- Kolga-Jaani (8)
- Maarja-Magdaleena (8)
- Paistu (8)
- Tõstamaa (7)
- Viljandi (7)
- Vändra (7)
- Äksi (7)
- Saarde (6)
- Tartu-Maarja (6)
- Häädemeeste (5)
- Kadrina (5)
- Kuusalu (5)
- Märjamaa (5)
- Peetri (5)
- Tarvastu (5)
- Viru-Jaagupi (5)
- välismaa (5)
- Harju-Jaani (4)
- Helme (4)
- Jüri (4)
- Karksi (4)
- Koeru (4)
- Muhu (4)
- Pilistvere (4)
- Torma (4)
- Türi (4)
- Vigala (4)
- Halliste (3)
- Jõelähtme (3)
- Laiuse (3)
- Palamuse (3)
- Tartu (3)
- Viru-Nigula (3)
- Väike-Maarja (3)
- Järva-Madise (2)
- Jõhvi (2)
- Karja (2)
- Kodavere (2)
- Kose (2)
- Kullamaa (2)
- Mihkli (2)
- Puhja (2)
- Pöide (2)
- Rannu (2)
- Simuna (2)
- Suure-Jaani (2)
- Urvaste (2)
- Audru (1)
- Emmaste (1)
- Hageri (1)
- Hanila (1)
- Hargla (1)
- Harju-Madise (1)
- Iisaku (1)
- Juuru (1)
- Kanepi (1)
…and 24 more places
When it was collected
| Decade | Poems |
|---|---|
| 1870s | 15 |
| 1880s | 63 |
| 1890s | 93 |
| 1900s | 12 |
| 1910s | 19 |
| 1920s | 16 |
| 1930s | 20 |
| year not recorded | 11 |
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.
- Kümme tüdrukut külassa, E, StK 34, 219/20 (11) — Põltsamaa
- Mis oli vaese lapse palka? ERA II 152, 610/1 (108) — Haljala
- Kümme tüdrukut külassa EÜS VIII 222/3 (7) — Kursi
- Ärgu tehku teised nõnda E 6846/7 (1) — Ambla
- Seni mo isa isanda, E 38990/2 (2) — Kolga-Jaani
- Mari oli maias poisse peale, ERA II 249, 509 (6) — Maarja-Magdaleena
- Ärgu naergu naine naista, E 53176 (18) — Paistu
- Mis on vaese lapse palka? E A 909 (13) — Tõstamaa
- Vana kuusk sul kosilane, ERA II 123, 108 (100) — Viljandi
- Ema Eltse, tütar Kaie E 11058 (23) — Vändra
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 |
|---|---|
| Pulmad metsas | 117 |
| Metsas pulmad | 36 |
| Arg kosilane | 11 |
| Tule mulle! | 6 |
| Neiu saatus teadmata | 4 |
| Lindude õlu | 3 |
| Lauliku sõim | 3 |
| Halb laulik | 3 |
| Ära mine noorelt mehele! | 3 |
| Seni | 2 |
| Seni heinamaa ilus | 2 |
| Mere kündmine | 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.
- Hiire pulmad (Mouse's wedding)
- Kosilased metsast (Suitors from the forest)
- Pulmad põllul (Wedding in the field)
- Pulma pilge: karu pulmaline (Wedding mockery: bear as wedding guest)
- Pulmad põllu pääl (Wedding in the field)
- Hiire pulm (The Mouse Wedding)
- Vanemad asjata kasvatanud (The parents raised me in vain)
- Ilus neiu (Mari) (Beautiful maiden Mari)
- Ärgu naergu naine naist (Let no woman mock another)
- Ei ole aega pulma minna (No time to go to the wedding)
- Põllul pulmad (Wedding in the Field)
- Roti pulmad (The rat's wedding)
- Tütarlapse tundmata saatus (Girl's unknown fate)
- Neidude tundmata saatus (Maidens' unknown fate)
- Tütarlaste tundmata saatus (Girls' unknown fate)
- Neiu saatus teadmata (The Maiden's Unknown Fate)
- Teomehe hobune (The serf's horse)
- Ärgu naine naergu naist (Let no woman mock another)
- Liiri, lõõri, päev õhtule (Liiri, lõõri (refrain), the day draws to evening)
- Hundi pulmad (Wolf's wedding)
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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.