Poiste pilge
Runosong type in the classification of ERAB, the Estonian Folklore Archives’ runosong database
In English: Mocking the boys (a translation; the archive names the type in Estonian only)
| Filed under | Laulud noorrahva elust (songs of young people's lives) › Poisid |
|---|---|
| Poems | 201 |
| Verses | 2,887 |
| Collection places | 68 |
| Collected | 1870s to 1930s |
| Collectors | Rudolf Tamm · Mihkel Pehka · Gustav Seen · Karl Viljak · Gustav Vilberg (Vilbaste) · Hans Siimer · Karl Voldemar Rosenstrauch · Jaan (Johannes) Einer · Peeter Einer · Bausk (Pausk), Jaan |
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The archive’s description
Written by the editors of the ERAB type index and quoted as it stands, in Estonian.
Hiljem täpsustamist vajav kogum laule
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.
- Urvaste (17)
- Haljala (11)
- Kuusalu (10)
- Karula (9)
- Tarvastu (9)
- Helme (8)
- Jõhvi (6)
- Kolga-Jaani (6)
- Rõuge (6)
- Sangaste (6)
- Kodavere (5)
- Maarja-Magdaleena (5)
- Pilistvere (5)
- Suure-Jaani (5)
- Viru-Nigula (5)
- Väike-Maarja (5)
- Ambla (4)
- Harju-Jaani (4)
- Koeru (4)
- Kadrina (3)
- Karksi (3)
- Risti (3)
- Simuna (3)
- Tõstamaa (3)
- Vaivara (3)
- Viru-Jaagupi (3)
- Halliste (2)
- Hargla (2)
- Häädemeeste (2)
- Järva-Jaani (2)
- Jõelähtme (2)
- Narva l. (2)
- Paistu (2)
- Palamuse (2)
- Peetri (2)
- Põltsamaa (2)
- Pühalepa (2)
- Räpina (2)
- Rõngu (2)
- Tartu (2)
- Tori (2)
- Torma (2)
- Varbla (2)
- Viljandi (2)
- Viljandi l. (2)
- Vändra (2)
- välismaa (2)
- Audru (1)
- Hageri (1)
- Hanila (1)
- Harju-Madise (1)
- Järva-Madise (1)
- Jüri (1)
- Karja (1)
- Karuse (1)
- Kose (1)
- Kullamaa (1)
- Kõpu (1)
- Laiuse (1)
- Nissi (1)
…and 8 more places
When it was collected
| Decade | Poems |
|---|---|
| 1870s | 15 |
| 1880s | 40 |
| 1890s | 70 |
| 1900s | 14 |
| 1910s | 31 |
| 1920s | 16 |
| 1930s | 4 |
| year not recorded | 11 |
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.
- Siin vallan vanapoisi E 18539 (1) — Urvaste
- Poisikesed punku silmad E 14406/7 (4) — Haljala
- Poisid, poisid, pungassilmad, EÜS X 1872 (39) — Kuusalu
- Siin poisi' nigu pulsti' EÜS VII 1021 (70) — Karula
- Mis mina hoolin neistki poistest E A 385 — Tarvastu
- Kae kun kõndva kõrgi poisi, H I 7, 525 (28) — Helme
- Meie kulla nuared mehed ERM 5, 69 (18) — Jõhvi
- Ilusamad meie hiired E 39947/8 — Kolga-Jaani
- "Oh te poisi, häutu poisi, E 82070 (2) — Rõuge
- Külapoisid pungassilmad, EKmS 4° 4, 311 (3) — Sangaste
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 |
|---|---|
| Ei tule sinule! | 5 |
| Uhkus uue kuue peale | 2 |
| Poiste poomine | 2 |
| Võnnust võtja | 2 |
| Raibetel pole raha | 2 |
| Meie ja teie poisid | 2 |
| Poisid, pool-juudad | 2 |
| Muidu mees | 2 |
| Tule mulle! | 2 |
| Kitsega kiriku | 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.
- Poisid pungassilmad (Bug-Eyed Boys)
- Kõrgid joodikud poisid (Arrogant drunken boys)
- Poiste sõim (Scolding of the Boys)
- Poiste sõimulaul (Boys' taunting song)
- Ärge naerge neiusid (Don't mock the maidens)
- Poisid, ärge naerge (Boys, don't laugh)
- Ärge naerge (Don't Laugh)
- Rumalad poisid (Foolish boys)
- Vanapoisid müürile magama (Bachelors sleeping at the wall)
- Poisid pungassilmd (Boys with Bulging Eyes)
- Poisid juudaste lävel (Boys at the Jews' threshold)
- Meeste laitus (Reproach of men)
- Poiste pilkamine (Mocking the boys)
- Kurdab et naist ei saa (Lamenting no wife to be found)Filed on the same poems: Poisid punasilmad
- Poisid joovad kuradi kust (Boys drinking from the devil's source)
- Poisikesed, roosikesed (Little boys, little roses)
- Eest neiude teelt (From the maidens' road)Filed on the same poems: Uhked poisid nurka
- Meeste pilge (Mockery of men)
- Meie ja teie mehed (Our men and your men)
- Poisid kirikuteel (Boys on the way to church)
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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.