Sillad soodele
Runosong type in the classification of ERAB, the Estonian Folklore Archives’ runosong database
In English: Bridges over the bogs (a translation; the archive names the type in Estonian only)
| Filed under | Töölaulud (work songs) › Sillategemine |
|---|---|
| Poems | 168 |
| Verses | 2,673 |
| Collection places | 69 |
| Collected | 1840s to 1940s |
| Collectors | Karl Viljak · Mihkel (Tori) Ostrov · Gustav Vilberg (Vilbaste) · Jakob Weltmann · Richard Viidalepp (Viidebaum) · Tõnis Köstner · Oskar Philipp Kallas · Karl Voldemar Rosenstrauch · Julius Mark · Leena Kase (Kaur) |
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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 854, ka pealkirja all «Sillad soodele» tuntud (vt. VK III, tüüp 307; IV — tüüp 279). Populaarne laul, tuntud üle Eesti. Populaarsem veelgi motiivina, mida on seostatud vägagi erisuguste lauludega (12 «Suur tamm», 310 «Ehitud hobune», 1071 «Tore sõit», 2331 «Tule mulle!» jne.)
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.
- Suure-Jaani (13)
- Kuusalu (8)
- Haljala (7)
- Tarvastu (7)
- Vändra (7)
- Kadrina (6)
- Kolga-Jaani (6)
- Türi (6)
- Viljandi (6)
- Harju-Jaani (5)
- Pilistvere (5)
- Halliste (4)
- Karksi (4)
- Kose (4)
- Paistu (4)
- Pärnu-Jaagupi (4)
- Põltsamaa (4)
- Tõstamaa (4)
- Varbla (4)
- Audru (3)
- Hageri (3)
- Karuse (3)
- Palamuse (3)
- Rõuge (3)
- Väike-Maarja (3)
- Ambla (2)
- Hanila (2)
- Helme (2)
- Kanepi (2)
- Laiuse (2)
- Põlva (2)
- Rakvere (2)
- Saarde (2)
- Sangaste (2)
- Simuna (2)
- Tori (2)
- Torma (2)
- Vigala (2)
- Viru-Jaagupi (2)
- Viru-Nigula (2)
- välismaa (2)
- Emmaste (1)
- Jämaja (1)
- Järva-Jaani (1)
- Jüri (1)
- Karja (1)
- Kodavere (1)
- Koeru (1)
- Kursi (1)
- Käina (1)
- Lääne-Nigula (1)
- Maarja-Magdaleena (1)
- Muhu (1)
- Märjamaa (1)
- Otepää (1)
- Peetri (1)
- Pärnu (1)
- Pöide (1)
- Rapla (1)
- Reigi (1)
…and 9 more places
- Ridala (1)
- Rõngu (1)
- Setumaa (1)
- Tartu (1)
- Tartu-Maarja (1)
- Urvaste (1)
- Vaivara (1)
- Viljandi l. (1)
- Võnnu (1)
When it was collected
| Decade | Poems |
|---|---|
| 1840s | 1 |
| 1860s | 4 |
| 1870s | 11 |
| 1880s | 42 |
| 1890s | 60 |
| 1900s | 11 |
| 1910s | 18 |
| 1920s | 7 |
| 1930s | 7 |
| 1940s | 1 |
| year not recorded | 6 |
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.
- Oleks minu olemine, ERA II 123, 281 (33) — Suure-Jaani
- Teil olid poisid, meil olid poisid EÜS XI 420/1 (8) — Kuusalu
- Akkame mehed menema, EÜS X 1631/2 (202) — Haljala
- Oh ma vaene vabad mees E 41430 — Tarvastu
- Kui ma teaksin, kus mu neidu, E 8862 (75) — Vändra
- Meie küla noored mehed EÜS VII 1859/60 (47) — Kadrina
- Oles minu olemine, ERA II 123, 369 (36) — Kolga-Jaani
- Uinusin unemäele ERA II 57, 541/3 (14) — Türi
- Hans oli tarka tallipoissi E 3428 (6) — Viljandi
- Neitsikene, noorukene, EÜS X 762 (19) — Harju-Jaani
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 |
|---|---|
| Sillad soile | 66 |
| Kättemaks sakstele | 13 |
| Sillad soole | 11 |
| Tule mulle! | 8 |
| Oleks | 5 |
| Oleks see mees minu! | 5 |
| Neiu linn | 5 |
| Imelik maja | 5 |
| Tuule tuba | 3 |
| Suur tamm | 2 |
| Suude sulg | 2 |
| Küla ütel | 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.
- Mehed ja poisid sillaks (Men and boys as a bridge)
- Kättemaks sakstele (Revenge against the lords)
- Silla tegemine (Bridge building)
- Tuba tuules (Room in the wind)
- Oleks minu olemine (If only my lot were different)
- Neiu linn (Maiden's town)
- Imelik maja (The strange house)
- Tuule tuba (Room of the Wind)
- Kurva kodu (Sorrowful home)
- Sibulast sild (Bridge of onions)
- Õitsilised (Flower-outing revelers)
- Linnu võrk (bird net)
- Sild sibulast (Bridge Made of Onion)
- Tall (The stable)
- Tall taeva all (Stable under the sky)
- Rikas sureb soile (The Rich Man Dies in the Swamp)Filed on the same poems: Rikas sureb soode peale
- Saagu saksad santima (Let the gentry go begging)
- Tulge öömajale! (Come for the Night!)
- Linnukene oksa peal (Little bird on a branch)Filed on the same poems: Teekäigul.
- Sõõrumäele (Up to Swidden Hill)
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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.