Siimumäng
Runosong type in the classification of ERAB, the Estonian Folklore Archives’ runosong database
In English: Siimu's game (a translation; the archive names the type in Estonian only)
| Filed under | Laulud meelelahutamiseks (songs for entertainment) › Laulumängud |
|---|---|
| Poems | 118 |
| Verses | 2,518 |
| Collection places | 43 |
| Collected | 1870s to 1940s |
| Collectors | Karl Voldemar Rosenstrauch · Rudolf Tamm · Gustav Vilberg (Vilbaste) · Gustav Seen · Mihkel Pehka · Karl Viljak · Jüri Välbe · Hans Siimer · Armas Otto Väisänen · 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.
ERlA 492 Tuntud ka «Siimannimängu», «Siimusulase», «Siimanni selli», «Pulmamängu», «Rongimängu» jne. nimetuste all
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.
- Karula (12)
- Urvaste (11)
- Sangaste (10)
- Setumaa (8)
- Peetri (4)
- Risti (4)
- Simuna (4)
- Helme (3)
- Jõelähtme (3)
- Kuusalu (3)
- Pilistvere (3)
- Pärnu (3)
- Pärnu-Jaagupi (3)
- Valga (3)
- Ambla (2)
- Haljala (2)
- Halliste (2)
- Harju-Jaani (2)
- Häädemeeste (2)
- Järva-Jaani (2)
- Järva-Madise (2)
- Kadrina (2)
- Koeru (2)
- Kolga-Jaani (2)
- Kose (2)
- Saarde (2)
- Suure-Jaani (2)
- Türi (2)
- Viru-Jaagupi (2)
- Äksi (2)
- Hargla (1)
- Juuru (1)
- Jõhvi (1)
- Karuse (1)
- Kodavere (1)
- Lihula (1)
- Maarja-Magdaleena (1)
- Otepää (1)
- Paistu (1)
- Räpina (1)
- Tartu-Maarja (1)
- Tori (1)
- Valgamaa (1)
When it was collected
| Decade | Poems |
|---|---|
| 1870s | 2 |
| 1880s | 20 |
| 1890s | 16 |
| 1900s | 16 |
| 1910s | 25 |
| 1920s | 11 |
| 1930s | 22 |
| 1940s | 4 |
| year not recorded | 2 |
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.
- Kunas tulõ siimani seele EÜS VII 1038/9 (88) — Karula
- Siit sõit, siit sõit Siimanni seele EÜS VII 1096 (138) — Urvaste
- Tule, tule Tsiimani Seeli, E 54106 (10) — Sangaste
- neit´sö lää, siimani sääli ARS 1, 387/8 (1) — Setumaa
- Siit tuleb Siim, siit Siimu sulane; E, StK 40, 164 (11) — Peetri
- Siit tuleb, siit tuleb ERM 37, 6/8 (2) — Risti
- Siit tuleb Siimu, siit Siimu sulane EÜS VIII 1179/80 (56) — Simuna
- Sõida Riiga, Iisvere pruuti! H II 24, 261 (19) — Helme
- Siit tuleb Siimu sulane, ERA II 18, 92/4 (42) — Jõelähtme
- Siit tuleb Siimu sell, EÜS VIII 1422/3 (153) — Kuusalu
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 |
|---|---|
| Siimani mäng | 25 |
| Siimu sulase mäng | 23 |
| Siimani seeli | 11 |
| Siimu sulane | 10 |
| Siimanni selli mäng | 8 |
| Siimani sell | 3 |
| Väravamäng | 3 |
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.
- Rõigas (Turnip)
- Kas siit saab Siimu sulast (Can Siim's farmhand be found here?)
- Linnamäng (Castle game)
- Pruut linna läinud (Bride gone to town)
- Liina läks mino ilo (Liina took away my joy)
- Väravamäng (Gate game)
- Pajamäng (The pot game)
- Leigarimäng (Jester's Game)
- Tantsulaul (Dance Song)
- Leikari mäng (Fiddler's Play)
- Hanemäng (Goose game)
- Siimanni sell. Ringmäng (Siiman's apprentice: ring game)
- Valelik ütleb, et kari kadund (The liar says the herd is lost)
- Armukese igatsus (Lover's longing)
- Sokukene (Little billy goat)
- Leigarid (Wandering minstrels)
- Emo ei saanut laululla rahoja (Mother Earned No Money from Singing)SKVR type
- Naalu katso kallivolta (Naalu, Look from the Cliff)SKVR type
- Hanelaul (Goose song)
- Lotsmanimäng (Helmsman game)
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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.