Palju püütud neiu
Runosong type in the classification of ERAB, the Estonian Folklore Archives’ runosong database
In English: Much-sought maiden (a translation; the archive names the type in Estonian only)
| Filed under | Laulud noorrahva elust (songs of young people's lives) › Neiud |
|---|---|
| Poems | 107 |
| Verses | 2,247 |
| Collection places | 51 |
| Collected | 1870s to 1930s |
| Collectors | Karl Viljak · Gustav Vilberg (Vilbaste) · Mihkel (Tori) Ostrov · Hermann Länts · Karl Voldemar Rosenstrauch · Julius Aleksander Rehberg (Reepärg) · Oskar Philipp Kallas · Hindrik (Heinrich) Prants · Aleksander Bormann · Danel (Tanel) Pruhl (Pruul) |
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The archive’s description
Written by the editors of the ERAB type index and quoted as it stands, in Estonian.
Paljupüütud neiu: VK V 221, VK VII 115, VK VIII 491, VK IX 296, VK XI 281, ERlV V 34, ERlA 2187; Kallis neiu – VK II 26; Palju püütud neiu – VK VI 661.
ERlA 2187. Palju püütud neiu: põhja-eestiline laulutüüp, eriti tuntud Lääne-Eestis. Siia liitub ohtrasti motiive mujalt, eriti teist
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.
- Haljala (13)
- Lüganuse (8)
- Jõhvi (5)
- Kadrina (5)
- Vändra (5)
- Kuusalu (4)
- Laiuse (4)
- Ambla (3)
- Jõelähtme (3)
- Jüri (3)
- Kihnu (3)
- Pärnu (3)
- Pärnu-Jaagupi (3)
- Viru-Nigula (3)
- Audru (2)
- Häädemeeste (2)
- Koeru (2)
- Kose (2)
- Kursi (2)
- Narva l. (2)
- Tarvastu (2)
- Tõstamaa (2)
- Äksi (2)
- Harju-Jaani (1)
- Helme (1)
- Iisaku (1)
- Jaani (1)
- Juuru (1)
- Järva-Jaani (1)
- Järva-Madise (1)
- Kolga-Jaani (1)
- Maarja-Magdaleena (1)
- Muhu (1)
- Peetri (1)
- Pilistvere (1)
- Puhja (1)
- Pärnu l. (1)
- Põltsamaa (1)
- Reigi (1)
- Risti (1)
- Sangaste (1)
- Simuna (1)
- Suure-Jaani (1)
- Tallinn (1)
- Tartu (1)
- Tori (1)
- Türi (1)
- Vaivara (1)
- Varbla (1)
- Vigala (1)
- Viljandi (1)
When it was collected
| Decade | Poems |
|---|---|
| 1870s | 6 |
| 1880s | 36 |
| 1890s | 29 |
| 1900s | 7 |
| 1910s | 12 |
| 1920s | 2 |
| 1930s | 6 |
| year not recorded | 9 |
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.
- Küll mind püüdsid püssisepad, E 6774 (29) — Haljala
- Oi minu endista eluda, E 62012/5 (3) — Lüganuse
- Olin mina noor ja väikene E A 1028/31 (6) — Jõhvi
- Küll mind püüdsid Pürje poisid, EÜS VIII 1686/7 (13) — Kadrina
- Enne mina olin noor tüdruk, E 6280 — Vändra
- Küll mind püüdsid Pürje poisid, EÜS IX 706/7 (15) — Kuusalu
- Küll mind püidsid pütissepad, EKmS 8° 2, 688/9 (44) — Laiuse
- Küll mind tahtsid taime maimed E 15110 (21) — Ambla
- Küll mind püüdsid pütisepad, EÜS X 2025 (266) — Jõelähtme
- Küll mind püüdsid püssisepad H II 15, 416 (56) — Jüri
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 |
|---|---|
| Kuulus kuhjalooja | 11 |
| Neiu tahab talupojale | 4 |
| Talupojale | 3 |
| Palju püütud kuhjalooja | 3 |
| Tule mulle! | 3 |
| Isa- ja mehekodus | 2 |
| Kui noor olin | 2 |
| Ema haual | 2 |
| Imelik maja | 2 |
| Mutiks mätta alla | 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.
- Palju püütud kuulus kuhjalooja (The famous haystack builder)
- Kuulus kuhjalooja (Famous haystack builder)
- Palju kositud neiu (Much-courted maiden)
- Kuulus kuhjategija (The Famous Haystack Maker)
- Palju püütud neiu soldatile (Maiden sought hard for a soldier)
- Ihaldatav neiu (The desirable maiden)
- Inetu kosilane (ugly suitor)
- Kuhjaloomine (Making haystacks)
- Neiu viimine (Taking away the maiden)
- Neiu ei taha mehele (The Maiden Refuses to Marry)
- Nõia juures (Visiting the witch)
- Virgad naised (Industrious women)
- Soldatile (Married to a soldier)
- Põllud põdema (Fields gone sickly)
- Noorikut kurdetakse (Young bride complained about)
- Naiste tehtud nabrad (Things women make)
- Naiste nabrad (Neighbor women)
- Heinaliste laul (Haymakers' Song)
- Pyysi minua pyssyseppä (The Gunsmith Asked Me)SKVR type
- Paljuihaldatud neiu (Much-desired maiden)
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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.