Põdratapja
Runosong type in the classification of ERAB, the Estonian Folklore Archives’ runosong database
In English: Elk slayer (a translation; the archive names the type in Estonian only)
| Filed under | Looduslaulud (nature songs) › Loomad ja linnud |
|---|---|
| Poems | 154 |
| Verses | 4,462 |
| Collection places | 58 |
| Collected | 1860s to 1930s |
| Collectors | Karl Voldemar Rosenstrauch · Karl Viljak · Peeter Penna · Hans Siimer · Rudolf Tamm · Mihkel Pehka · Gustav Vilberg (Vilbaste) · Jakob Weltmann · Anton Suurkask · Helene Maasen-Varik |
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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 278, tuntud ka nimetuse all «Põder põllul». On tuntud üle maa, esineb väga mitmesuguste arendustena. Vististi on siit lähtunud laul 291 («Koertele») ja 1023 («Halb kütt»). Liitub lauluga 277, mis moodustab traditsioonilise alguse. Lõppu liituvad väga mitmed motiivid; kõige rohkem
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.
- Setumaa (11)
- Tõstamaa (9)
- Kadrina (8)
- Kolga-Jaani (7)
- Suure-Jaani (7)
- Tarvastu (6)
- Helme (5)
- Karula (5)
- Kuusalu (5)
- Räpina (5)
- Väike-Maarja (5)
- Halliste (4)
- Häädemeeste (4)
- Kambja (4)
- Viljandi (4)
- Vändra (4)
- välismaa (4)
- Audru (3)
- Harju-Jaani (3)
- Karksi (3)
- Laiuse (3)
- Palamuse (3)
- Rõuge (3)
- Viru-Nigula (3)
- Karuse (2)
- Kihelkonna (2)
- Maarja-Magdaleena (2)
- Peetri (2)
- Pilistvere (2)
- Pärnu-Jaagupi (2)
- Põlva (2)
- Reigi (2)
- Sangaste (2)
- Tartu (2)
- Torma (2)
- Türi (2)
- Vastseliina (2)
- Võrumaa (2)
- Ambla (1)
- Haljala (1)
- Hanila (1)
- Iisaku (1)
- Järva-Jaani (1)
- Jõelähtme (1)
- Jõhvi (1)
- Kihnu (1)
- Lüganuse (1)
- Paistu (1)
- Puhja (1)
- Pärnu (1)
- Pühalepa (1)
- Rakvere l. (1)
- Rannu (1)
- Ridala (1)
- Tori (1)
- Viljandi l. (1)
- Võru l. (1)
- Äksi (1)
When it was collected
| Decade | Poems |
|---|---|
| 1860s | 2 |
| 1870s | 14 |
| 1880s | 19 |
| 1890s | 41 |
| 1900s | 19 |
| 1910s | 24 |
| 1920s | 5 |
| 1930s | 18 |
| 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.
- Tulli ma üles hummongult E 44852/3 (16) — Setumaa
- Tegin ma odrad aida peale, E 56413 (44) — Tõstamaa
- Mina tegin, mina tegin, hellad vennad EÜS VII 1897 (87) — Kadrina
- Meie maa mehed madalad, E A 707/8 — Kolga-Jaani
- Läksin metsa kõndimaie, E, StK 41, 18/21 (11) — Suure-Jaani
- Läksin mõtsa hommikulle, EKS 39, 1/2 (1) — Tarvastu
- Lätsi mina karja saatma EÜS VII 2650/1 (14) — Helme
- Lätsi ma mõtsa küttelõmõ ERA II 1, 26/8 (3) — Karula
- Kiigu, kiigu, kitsekene, EÜS IX 766 (100) — Kuusalu
- Tei ma orgu orasse ERA II 32, 157 (16) — Räpina
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 |
|---|---|
| Sarvepuhuja | 14 |
| Loomad vilja söönud | 13 |
| Oleks see mees minu! | 10 |
| Põder | 8 |
| Soome sild | 8 |
| Sepp teeb sarvest sadula | 7 |
| Oleks | 7 |
| Must naine | 6 |
| Imed | 6 |
| Sarved sepale | 5 |
| Põder põllul | 4 |
| Kass kaevus | 4 |
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.
- Sarved sepale (Horns for the Blacksmith)
- Pukk (Billy goat)
- Loomad vilja söönud (Livestock eating the grain)
- Sepp teeb sarvest sadula (Smith Makes a Horn Saddle)
- Loomad vilja viinud (Animals That Took the Grain)
- Sikk sööb vilja = Põdratapja (Goat eats the grain: elk slayer)
- Valed (Lies)
- Pukki (The Christmas goat)
- Sarvest sadul (Horn Saddle)
- Kits läts orgo... (Goat went to the valley)
- Loomad põllul (Animals in the Field)
- Sarvest hobu (Horse made of horn)
- Sarvepuhuja (Horn Blower)
- Ei jõua sugu sööta (Cannot feed the kin)
- Vili metsas (Grain in the forest)
- Ainus vend (The only brother)Filed on the same poems: Ilmatark
- Laisk neiu (tööl ja tantsul) (Lazy maiden at work and dance)
- Söödab sugu (Feeding the kin)
- Sikk sööb vilja (The billy goat eats the grain)
- Põder (The elk)
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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.