Orjusest ostja

Runosong type in the classification of ERAB, the Estonian Folklore Archives’ runosong database

In English: Ransomed from bondage (a translation; the archive names the type in Estonian only)

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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 1299, ülemaaliselt tuttav (erandiks on Võrumaa), arvukalt

noteeritud laulutüüp. Esineb järgmistes arendustes: A. Peig ostab orjusest — kõige levinum redaktsioon; B. Vene madrus ostab orjusest — tuntud põhjarannikul, vrd. 2247 («Madrus varjab vaiba alla»), on sisult ligidased; C. S

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 (10)
• Tõstamaa (9)
• Halliste (6)
• Ambla (5)
• Kuusalu (5)
• Paistu (5)
• Harju-Jaani (4)
• Haljala (3)
• Järva-Madise (3)
• Jõhvi (3)
• Kihnu (3)
• Kose (3)
• Pärnu-Jaagupi (3)
• Simuna (3)
• Tarvastu (3)
• Äksi (3)
• Helme (2)
• Järva-Jaani (2)
• Kadrina (2)
• Kolga-Jaani (2)
• Laiuse (2)
• Mustjala (2)
• Pilistvere (2)
• Pöide (2)
• Vigala (2)
• Juuru (1)
• Jõelähtme (1)
• Karula (1)
• Keila (1)
• Koeru (1)
• Kõpu (1)
• Lihula (1)
• Maarja-Magdaleena (1)
• Märjamaa (1)
• Otepää (1)
• Peetri (1)
• Puhja (1)
• Pärnu (1)
• Põltsamaa (1)
• Rannu (1)
• Risti (1)
• Saarde (1)
• Suure-Jaani (1)
• Tori (1)
• Türi (1)
• Varbla (1)
• Viljandi (1)
• Viru-Jaagupi (1)

When it was collected

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.

• Mistes oju orjustennan E 51957 (36) — Karksi
• Oi oi oi oi orjus vaene E 24924 (7) — Tõstamaa
• Meid viias noorelt sõdaje, EÜS XII 1219/21 (8) — Halliste
• Oot, oot, oot, oot, noo, noo, noo, noo: E 13817 (17) — Ambla
• Metsas on mihija palju, ERA II 161, 231 (25) — Kuusalu
• Tänagem ju tite päida, E 53172/3 (13) — Paistu
• Millal mina peasen mõisa'asta, EÜS IX 859 (27) — Harju-Jaani
• Ei ole seda siina E 35208 (9) — Haljala
• Mina laalan, miks ei laala, E 61675/6 (14) — Järva-Madise
• Mis sä tuisud tuulekene ERM 5, 75/6 (32) — Jõhvi

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.

1. Kui peiu teaks (If the Groom Only Knew)
2. Kui kaasa teaks (If the spouse knew)
3. Teolise toit (Workman's food)
4. Öised orjad (Night Serfs)
5. Vilul villa (Wool in the cold)
6. Kes sind päästab (Who will save you)
7. Must mees mure pidaja (Dark Man, Keeper of Sorrows)
8. Ärge naerge (Don't Laugh)
9. Ostet orjad (Bought serfs)
10. Nüüd saan süüa sütevett (Now I eat only ember water)Filed on the same poems: Surm, päästa orjusest!
11. Lunastatav neiu (Maiden to be ransomed)
12. Neiude saatus (Maidens' fate)
13. Kui kaasa teaks, ostaks orjusest (If my beloved knew, he'd buy me out of bondage)
14. Uhketele neidudele (For Proud Maidens)
15. Lubas odrad õue teha (Promised to brew barley in the yard)
16. Ärge põlake poisse! (Don't scorn the boys!)
17. Kuidas kalad kudevad (How fish spawn)
18. Teoliselaul (Serf's song)
19. Orja vaev (Serf's toil)
20. Orjale otsitakse tööd (Finding Work for the Serf)

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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.