Õlu
Runosong type in the classification of ERAB, the Estonian Folklore Archives’ runosong database
In English: Beer song (a translation; the archive names the type in Estonian only)
| Filed under | Laulud meelelahutamiseks (songs for entertainment) › Tubakas, kõrts ja joodikud |
|---|---|
| Poems | 202 |
| Verses | 3,042 |
| Collection places | 81 |
| Collected | 1870s to 1930s |
| Collectors | Karl Voldemar Rosenstrauch · Oskar Philipp Kallas · Mihkel (Tori) Ostrov · Helene Maasen-Varik · Richard Viidalepp (Viidebaum) · Gustav Seen · Jüri Välbe · Artur Martin · Peeter Penna |
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The archive’s description
Written by the editors of the ERAB type index and quoted as it stands, in Estonian.
Mitmesuguseid õlletsükli motiive, vajab täpsustamist!
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.
- Vigala (11)
- Väike-Maarja (8)
- Järva-Jaani (7)
- Laiuse (7)
- Ambla (5)
- Kadrina (5)
- Kursi (5)
- Mustjala (5)
- Palamuse (5)
- Risti (5)
- Viljandi (5)
- Haljala (4)
- Jõhvi (4)
- Kanepi (4)
- Kose (4)
- Muhu (4)
- Märjamaa (4)
- Peetri (4)
- Viru-Jaagupi (4)
- Vändra (4)
- Häädemeeste (3)
- Kolga-Jaani (3)
- Käina (3)
- Läänemaa (3)
- Pilistvere (3)
- Pärnu-Jaagupi (3)
- Rakvere l. (3)
- Ridala (3)
- Setumaa (3)
- Simuna (3)
- Tarvastu (3)
- Tori (3)
- Viljandi l. (3)
- Emmaste (2)
- Harju-Jaani (2)
- Helme (2)
- Jõelähtme (2)
- Jüri (2)
- Kaarma (2)
- Kihelkonna (2)
- Koeru (2)
- Kullamaa (2)
- Kuusalu (2)
- Lääne-Nigula (2)
- Martna (2)
- Paide l. (2)
- Paistu (2)
- Puhja (2)
- Pöide (2)
- Pühalepa (2)
- Rõuge (2)
- Tõstamaa (2)
- Urvaste (2)
- Vaivara (2)
- Varbla (2)
- Audru (1)
- Harju-Madise (1)
- Jaani (1)
- Karksi (1)
- Karuse (1)
…and 21 more places
When it was collected
| Decade | Poems |
|---|---|
| 1870s | 20 |
| 1880s | 52 |
| 1890s | 53 |
| 1900s | 10 |
| 1910s | 12 |
| 1920s | 28 |
| 1930s | 15 |
| year not recorded | 12 |
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.
- Oh seda õnnista õluta, ERA II 86, 75 (54) — Vigala
- Olge terved, olge terved, õllesepad EÜS VII 1848/9 (34) — Väike-Maarja
- Õllesepad kaelasepad, EKS e 40/1 (1) — Järva-Jaani
- Õisu mees tegi õluta EÜS VIII 247 (50) — Laiuse
- Olgu terved, olgu terved õllesepad EÜS VII 1981/2 (196) — Ambla
- Olge terve õllesepad, E 59020 (5) — Kadrina
- Õlut me joome, teist me teeme, ERA II 41, 227 (15) — Kursi
- Aitümal pereisada, EKS 8, 1 (1) — Mustjala
- Olga terve, olga terve õllepruul! H II 27, 224 (5) — Palamuse
- Õlut me joome, teist me teeme, E 18198 (9) — Risti
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 |
|---|---|
| Õllelaul | 31 |
| Õlu viib meeled peast | 12 |
| Suur tamm | 11 |
| Tamm | 9 |
| Õllest saar | 7 |
| Humal hõikas | 7 |
| Õlut joome, teist teeme | 6 |
| Humal | 4 |
| Õllesepa kiitus | 4 |
| Saar (õllest) | 3 |
| Õlu kolmest kokku pandud | 3 |
| Vahune õlu | 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.
- Õlu viib meeled peast (Beer steals one's senses)
- Humal (Hops Song)
- Humal hõikas (The Hops Cried Out)
- Õlu kolmest kokku pandud (Beer brewed from three)
- Õllelaul (Ale Song)
- Õlut joome, teist teeme (We drink the beer, we brew more)
- Õlu teeb sooja (Beer Warms the Body)
- Teeme õllele ilu (Let us adorn the ale)
- Taar hapnema! (Let the Taar Sour!)
- Õlle (Beer song)
- Tänu õlle eest (Thanks for the ale)
- Tänu õllesepale (Thanks to the brewer)
- Õllesepa kiitus (Praise of the brewer)
- Õlletegu (Beer brewing)
- Õllest saar (An ash tree from beer)
- Pulmas laulukuks õpitud (Song learned for the wedding)
- Taar õlleks (Taar for Ale)
- Taar (Taar (ancient grain brew))
- Teeksin õlut (I Would Brew Beer)
- Nikka (Hiccup charm)SKVR type
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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.