Neiu linn
Runosong type in the classification of ERAB, the Estonian Folklore Archives’ runosong database
In English: Maiden's town (a translation; the archive names the type in Estonian only)
| Filed under | Laulud meelelahutamiseks (songs for entertainment) › Teekäigulaulud |
|---|---|
| Poems | 443 |
| Verses | 11,952 |
| Collection places | 93 |
| Collected | 1820s to 1940s |
| Collectors | Karl Voldemar Rosenstrauch · Karl Viljak · Mihkel (Tori) Ostrov · Oskar Philipp Kallas · Hans Siimer · Gustav Vilberg (Vilbaste) · Richard Viidalepp (Viidebaum) · Peeter Penna · Mart Saar |
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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 1056, tuntud ka pealkirjade «Imelik linn» ja «Imelik maja» all. Tuntud Lõuna-Eestis, eriti populaarne Setus, eP haruldane. Ligidane lauludele 482 («Linnamäng») ja 475 («Laevamäng»), vt. ka 1005 («Kaubalaev»); eP puhuti seotud lauluga 1931 («Imetegija»). Juhuslikumalt liitub laulu
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.
- Karksi (22)
- Jõhvi (17)
- Halliste (16)
- Kolga-Jaani (16)
- Tarvastu (16)
- Haljala (15)
- Räpina (15)
- Viljandi (15)
- Paistu (13)
- Helme (11)
- Põltsamaa (11)
- Suure-Jaani (11)
- Pärnu (10)
- Koeru (9)
- Muhu (9)
- Audru (8)
- Kadrina (8)
- Kuusalu (8)
- välismaa (8)
- Harju-Jaani (7)
- Pilistvere (7)
- Pöide (7)
- Tõstamaa (7)
- Urvaste (7)
- Käina (6)
- Laiuse (6)
- Maarja-Magdaleena (6)
- Puhja (6)
- Põlva (6)
- Rõuge (6)
- Vaivara (6)
- Viru-Jaagupi (6)
- Iisaku (5)
- Kodavere (5)
- Rakvere (5)
- Setumaa (5)
- Simuna (5)
- Türi (5)
- Viru-Nigula (5)
- Ambla (4)
- Karuse (4)
- Lüganuse (4)
- Palamuse (4)
- Peetri (4)
- Saarde (4)
- Torma (4)
- Viljandi l. (4)
- Väike-Maarja (4)
- Vändra (4)
- Hageri (3)
- Järva-Jaani (3)
- Järva-Madise (3)
- Jõelähtme (3)
- Kanepi (3)
- Karula (3)
- Kursi (3)
- Läänemaa (3)
- Otepää (3)
- Reigi (3)
- Sangaste (3)
…and 33 more places
- Tartu (3)
- Võnnu (3)
- Hanila (2)
- Jüri (2)
- Karja (2)
- Keila (2)
- Kihnu (2)
- Kose (2)
- Lihula (2)
- Märjamaa (2)
- Rapla (2)
- Saaremaa (2)
- Valga (2)
- Valgamaa (2)
- Varbla (2)
- Äksi (2)
- Hargla (1)
- Harjumaa (1)
- Jaani (1)
- Juuru (1)
- Kullamaa (1)
- Kõpu (1)
- Lääne-Nigula (1)
- Narva l. (1)
- Pärnu l. (1)
- Pühalepa (1)
- Rannu (1)
- Ridala (1)
- Risti (1)
- Tartu-Maarja (1)
- Tori (1)
- Vastseliina (1)
- Võrumaa (1)
When it was collected
| Decade | Poems |
|---|---|
| 1820s | 1 |
| 1840s | 1 |
| 1850s | 2 |
| 1860s | 4 |
| 1870s | 24 |
| 1880s | 80 |
| 1890s | 110 |
| 1900s | 48 |
| 1910s | 56 |
| 1920s | 41 |
| 1930s | 45 |
| 1940s | 1 |
| year not recorded | 30 |
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.
- Mina ütsi põldu lätsi, ERM 147, 145/9 — Karksi
- Jüri jutustas minule: ERA II 125, 332/3 (13) — Jõhvi
- Mul oll väiksu vellekene ERA II 236, 485/6 (21) — Halliste
- Oh mina vaene põlgtud lapsi ERA II 141, 405/8 (3) — Kolga-Jaani
- Mehed tulge meie poole E 17150 (4) — Tarvastu
- Oh mina vaene põlgtud lapsi, ERA II 23, 764/5 — Haljala
- Sõudkem käet, sõudkem jalat ERA II 35, 468/9 (7) — Räpina
- Oleks minu olemine, ERA II 123, 496/7 (20) — Viljandi
- Neiukesed, noorukesed, E 13899/900 (6) — Paistu
- Küla tüdruku sõsare, E 55426 — 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 |
|---|---|
| Imelik maja | 334 |
| Tuule tuba | 41 |
| Põlatud laps | 26 |
| Suur tamm | 16 |
| Sundija sulane | 13 |
| Hiljuke | 11 |
| Tuulest talguhobu | 10 |
| Imelik linn | 10 |
| Kättemaks sakstele | 9 |
| Tamm | 8 |
| Hiline | 7 |
| Kurva kodu | 7 |
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.
- Tuule tuba (Room of the Wind)
- Venna saun (Brother's sauna)
- Imalik maja (The peculiar house)
- Hästi künnan (I plow well)
- Imelik maja (The strange house)
- Kättemaks sakstele (Revenge against the lords)
- Kurva kodu (Sorrowful home)
- Tuba tuules (Room in the wind)
- Sõlg sõudma (The Brooch Goes Rowing)
- Sillad soodele (Bridges over the bogs)
- Hollandi sulane (The dairyman's farmhand)
- Kaubalaev (Merchant Ship)
- Põlgtud laps (The Scorned Child)
- Tall (The stable)
- Imeline maja (Wonderful house)
- Oleks minu olemine (If only my lot were different)
- Ajage kari meile (Drive the herd to us)
- Saagu saksad santima (Let the gentry go begging)
- Neiude linn (City of maidens)
- Koda koival (Home at the Koiva)
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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.