Saani tegemine
Runosong type in the classification of ERAB, the Estonian Folklore Archives’ runosong database
In English: Sleigh making (a translation; the archive names the type in Estonian only)
| Filed under | Töölaulud (work songs) › Meestetööd |
|---|---|
| Poems | 248 |
| Verses | 7,525 |
| Collection places | 72 |
| Collected | 1820s to 1930s |
| Collectors | Mihkel (Tori) Ostrov · Oskar Philipp Kallas · Jakob Ilves · Johann (Johan) Keerig · Karl Viljak · Gustav Seen · Gustav Vilberg (Vilbaste) · Hans Leoke · Tamberg, H. |
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The archive’s description
Written by the editors of the ERAB type index and quoted as it stands, in Estonian.
Saani tegemine: VK III 306, VK IV 330, VK V 375, VK VII*, VK VIII 12, VK IX 89, VK X 7, VK 134, ERlV IV 50–51, ERlA 849.
NB! võib olla ka lüroeepika (nt VK VIII)
ERlA 849. Saani tegemine: tuntud eelistavalt eP, ka Mulgimaal. Puhtana esineb harva, enamasti ikka liitub siia väga erisuguseid motiive, andes igakord tekstile erisuguse suuni
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.
- Kuusalu (16)
- Muhu (15)
- Pöide (13)
- Jõhvi (12)
- Kolga-Jaani (8)
- Viljandi (8)
- Võnnu (8)
- välismaa (8)
- Ambla (7)
- Halliste (7)
- Koeru (7)
- Paistu (7)
- Setumaa (7)
- Tõstamaa (6)
- Helme (5)
- Karksi (5)
- Räpina (5)
- Kadrina (4)
- Käina (4)
- Lüganuse (4)
- Peetri (4)
- Pärnu-Jaagupi (4)
- Rõuge (4)
- Tarvastu (4)
- Urvaste (4)
- Audru (3)
- Häädemeeste (3)
- Kambja (3)
- Kanepi (3)
- Karuse (3)
- Laiuse (3)
- Otepää (3)
- Pilistvere (3)
- Risti (3)
- Saaremaa (3)
- Vigala (3)
- Viljandi l. (3)
- Harju-Jaani (2)
- Juuru (2)
- Kõpu (2)
- Narva l. (2)
- Pärnu (2)
- Põlva (2)
- Pühalepa (2)
- Rõngu (2)
- Tori (2)
- Vändra (2)
- Äksi (2)
- Hanila (1)
- Hargla (1)
- Iisaku (1)
- Jaani (1)
- Kaarma (1)
- Karula (1)
- Kihelkonna (1)
- Kodavere (1)
- Kullamaa (1)
- Noarootsi (1)
- Nõo (1)
- Paide (1)
…and 12 more places
- Põltsamaa (1)
- Rakvere (1)
- Rannu (1)
- Saarde (1)
- Sangaste (1)
- Simuna (1)
- Suure-Jaani (1)
- Tartu (1)
- Tartu-Maarja (1)
- Torma (1)
- Varbla (1)
- Viru-Jaagupi (1)
When it was collected
| Decade | Poems |
|---|---|
| 1820s | 1 |
| 1860s | 2 |
| 1870s | 17 |
| 1880s | 60 |
| 1890s | 80 |
| 1900s | 17 |
| 1910s | 21 |
| 1920s | 24 |
| 1930s | 14 |
| 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.
- Oli minul viisi vennikestä, AES, MT 141, 24/5 — Kuusalu
- Jaanikene, poisikene, E 42259/62 — Muhu
- Ants hakkas saani tegema: H II 18, 180/2 (7) — Pöide
- Jaanikene, kaanikene, E, StK 2, 103 (121) — Jõhvi
- Jaanikene, kaanikene E 185 — Kolga-Jaani
- Jaanikene, kaanikene, ERA II 124, 482 (13) — Viljandi
- Kes sääl jo keeren looga mõtsan E 19986/7 (14) — Võnnu
- Jaanika, ai Jaanika! E 51478 (3) — välismaa
- Jaanikene, saanikene E 13580/1 (1) — Ambla
- Jaanikene, poisikene Jaaniko EÜS VII 2704 (31) — Halliste
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 |
|---|---|
| Saan | 213 |
| Oleks see mees minu! | 20 |
| Kaevul kosija | 18 |
| Kosjahobu söötmine | 16 |
| Oleks | 16 |
| Kosjasõit | 10 |
| Mõõk merest | 8 |
| Tore sõit | 7 |
| Jaan - saan | 5 |
| Harja otsimine | 5 |
| Kalmuneiu | 4 |
| Soome sild | 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.
- Ratassäng (Wheeled bed)
- Tee mulle saan! (Make me a sleigh!)
- Jaani saan (Jaan's sleigh song)
- Saaniga neiude järel (Chasing maidens by sled)
- Jaan - saan (Jaan and his sleigh)
- Saksa saan (The master's sleigh)
- Saaniga neiusid tooma (Bringing maidens by sled)
- Jaani oodatakse karja aitama (Jaan awaited to help with the herd)
- Vii sepale saan (Take it to the blacksmith)
- Kosjasaan (The wooing sleigh)
- Tõld (The carriage)
- Saan (tõld) (Sleigh (carriage))
- Saan (Jaanilaul) (Sleigh song (Midsummer))
- Saan - kosjahobu söötmine (Sleigh and courting horse feeding)
- Jaanike, saanike (Little Jaan, little sleigh (rhyming refrain))
- Jaan läeb jaanitulele (John goes to the midsummer bonfire)Filed on the same poems: Jaani tegemine, Võta rauda-kapja
- Hoiatas linnanaise eest (Warning Against the Castle Lady)
- Tee reeke (Make a Sleigh)
- Jaanipäeva laul (Midsummer song)
- Ei saa hobust kosja minna (Cannot Go Courting Without a 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.