Peetud neiud
Runosong type in the classification of ERAB, the Estonian Folklore Archives’ runosong database
In English: Second-hand maidens (a translation; the archive names the type in Estonian only)
| Filed under | Laulud noorrahva elust (songs of young people's lives) › Neiud |
|---|---|
| Poems | 145 |
| Verses | 1,733 |
| Collection places | 63 |
| Collected | 1870s to 1940s |
| Collectors | Karl Voldemar Rosenstrauch · Karl Viljak · Peeter Penna · Jüri Välbe · Gustav Vilberg (Vilbaste) · Hans Siimer · Cyrillus Kreek · Michail Tults (Tultz) · Oskar Köster · Jakob Mikiver |
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The archive’s description
Written by the editors of the ERAB type index and quoted as it stands, in Estonian.
Peetud neiud: VK III 162, VK VI 549, VK VIII 354, VK IX 309, VK XI 251, ERlA 2076 A. Ennem mängin mätastega, B Eks minu must võinud muidu joosta, C. Ennem kullad kuldi kaela; Ennemp mängin mätastega – VK II 228.
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.
- Ambla (10)
- Kadrina (9)
- Peetri (9)
- Väike-Maarja (8)
- Haljala (7)
- Kuusalu (7)
- Simuna (6)
- Tarvastu (6)
- Koeru (5)
- Türi (5)
- Järva-Jaani (4)
- Järva-Madise (4)
- Märjamaa (4)
- Harju-Jaani (3)
- Lüganuse (3)
- Palamuse (3)
- Saarde (3)
- Suure-Jaani (3)
- Viljandi (3)
- Viru-Jaagupi (3)
- Viru-Nigula (3)
- Vändra (3)
- Hageri (2)
- Halliste (2)
- Harju-Madise (2)
- Häädemeeste (2)
- Juuru (2)
- Jüri (2)
- Kolga-Jaani (2)
- Kose (2)
- Laiuse (2)
- Paide l. (2)
- Paistu (2)
- Rakvere (2)
- Rannu (2)
- Rapla (2)
- Haapsalu (1)
- Helme (1)
- Jõelähtme (1)
- Jõhvi (1)
- Kambja (1)
- Kodavere (1)
- Lääne-Nigula (1)
- Läänemaa (1)
- Maarja-Magdaleena (1)
- Martna (1)
- Pilistvere (1)
- Puhja (1)
- Pärnu-Jaagupi (1)
- Pärnumaa (1)
- Põlva (1)
- Rakvere l. (1)
- Ridala (1)
- Rõuge (1)
- Sangaste (1)
- Setumaa (1)
- Tartu (1)
- Torma (1)
- Vaivara (1)
- Varbla (1)
…and 3 more places
- Viljandi l. (1)
- Viljandimaa (1)
- välismaa (1)
When it was collected
| Decade | Poems |
|---|---|
| 1870s | 3 |
| 1880s | 11 |
| 1890s | 26 |
| 1900s | 18 |
| 1910s | 54 |
| 1920s | 11 |
| 1930s | 10 |
| 1940s | 3 |
| 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.
- Ennem mina mängin mätastega EÜS VII 2383 (218) — Ambla
- Mina mängin mätastega EÜS IX 1112/3 (42) — Kadrina
- Eks minu must võind muidu jooksta EÜS VIII 562 (67) — Peetri
- Peiukene poisikene, E 27998/9 (13) — Väike-Maarja
- Enne mina mängin mätastega E 35970 (43) — Haljala
- Päält oled nähä neitsikäne, E 43903 (11) — Kuusalu
- Neitsikene, noorukene EÜS VIII 1182 (61) — Simuna
- Meie külas kümme neidu. EKS 39, 18/9 (5) — Tarvastu
- Aidu-raidu ratastega EÜS VIII 1150/1 (4) — Koeru
- Tüdrukud, kas kuulete, EKS 1, 38 — Türi
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.
- Must võinuks muidu joosta (I could have just run away)
- Halva kuulsusega neiud (Maidens of Bad Reputation)
- Mängin mätastega (Playing with Tussocks)
- Halva kuulsusega neiu (Maiden with a bad reputation)
- Enne mätastega, kui nende neiudega (Rather with grass-tussocks than with those maidens)
- Miks ei mullu läinud (Why Didn't Go Last Year)
- Halva kuulsusega neiu kosinud (Courting an ill-reputed maiden)
- Ennem mätastega kui laiskade neidudega (Better with tussocks than lazy maidens)
- Kosilane kahetseb (The suitor regrets)
- Enne mätastega kui nende neidudega (Rather Clods of Earth Than Those Maidens)
- Ennem mätastega (Rather with tussocks)
- Halva kuulsusega neiut kosinud (Courting a maiden of ill repute)
- Ennem mätaste kui neidudega (Rather among tussocks than with maidens)
- Kosilase kahetsus (Suitor's regret)
- Kosilasi oodetakse (Waiting for suitors)
- Enne mättastega kui neiudega (Rather with tussocks than with maidens)
- Peigmees kahetseb (Groom's regret)
- Kahetseb, et inetut on kosinud (Regrets having courted an ugly bride)
- Parem kivi kui peiu juures (Better a stone than at the groom's)
- Hää ja laisk hobu (The good and lazy horse)
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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.