Söö, kari!
Runosong type in the classification of ERAB, the Estonian Folklore Archives’ runosong database
In English: Eat, O herd! (herding song) (a translation; the archive names the type in Estonian only)
| Filed under | Töölaulud (work songs) › Karjaselaulud |
|---|---|
| Poems | 116 |
| Verses | 1,658 |
| Collection places | 50 |
| Collected | 1870s to 1930s |
| Collectors | Karl Viljak · Karl Voldemar Rosenstrauch · Gustav Vilberg (Vilbaste) · Tamberg, H. · Peeter Penna · Osvald Miller · L. Timotheus · Julius Aleksander Rehberg (Reepärg) · Mihkel (Tori) Ostrov · Joosep Hurt |
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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 649, laialt tuntud üle maa, üks populaarseimaid karjaselaule, eriti tuntud eP. Esineb kolmes põhiredaktsioonis: A. Söö, kari, sineta, kari — on tuntud eP; B. Söö sealt, kust söödan — üle maa levinud; C. Söö seda, kuni kasvab parem rohi — esineb eL. On ka tekste, kus redaktsioo
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 (16)
- Kuusalu (8)
- Sangaste (7)
- Peetri (5)
- Tõstamaa (5)
- Väike-Maarja (5)
- välismaa (5)
- Harju-Jaani (4)
- Järva-Jaani (4)
- Vändra (4)
- Järva-Madise (3)
- Koeru (3)
- Kolga-Jaani (3)
- Pärnu-Jaagupi (3)
- Suure-Jaani (3)
- Ambla (2)
- Haljala (2)
- Hargla (2)
- Kadrina (2)
- Karuse (2)
- Kodavere (2)
- Pilistvere (2)
- Rannu (2)
- Urvaste (2)
- Varbla (2)
- Viljandi l. (2)
- Viru-Nigula (2)
- Helme (1)
- Häädemeeste (1)
- Jõelähtme (1)
- Jõhvi (1)
- Jüri (1)
- Kanepi (1)
- Karksi (1)
- Kose (1)
- Paistu (1)
- Palamuse (1)
- Puhja (1)
- Pärnu (1)
- Pärnumaa (1)
- Põltsamaa (1)
- Rakvere (1)
- Risti (1)
- Rõngu (1)
- Rõuge (1)
- Tallinn (1)
- Tarvastu (1)
- Tori (1)
- Vigala (1)
- Viljandi (1)
When it was collected
| Decade | Poems |
|---|---|
| 1870s | 7 |
| 1880s | 24 |
| 1890s | 24 |
| 1900s | 5 |
| 1910s | 22 |
| 1920s | 14 |
| 1930s | 15 |
| year not recorded | 5 |
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.
- Mõtsa, mõtsa karäkõnõ, E 80696/7 (2) — Setumaa
- Käisin karjassa kadala, EÜS IX 780 (117) — Kuusalu
- Süü, süü karjakõne E 56031 (50) — Sangaste
- Söö karja, sineta karja EÜS IX 1170 (153) — Peetri
- Sööge utted jooge utted E 6723/4 (3) — Tõstamaa
- Söö karja, sineta karja EKS 43, 10 (16) — Väike-Maarja
- Aie karja karjamaale E 51485 (8) — välismaa
- Sööge uted oisukesed E 15712 (230) — Harju-Jaani
- Söö, karja, sineta, karja EÜS VII 1552/3 (40) — Järva-Jaani
- Söö karja, sinista karja E 11077 (13) — Vändra
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 |
|---|---|
| Karja söötmine | 48 |
| Karjasel kuri kodu | 3 |
| Kuri kodu | 3 |
| Kari kadunud | 3 |
| Kari sööb | 3 |
| Karjaselaul | 2 |
| Helletus | 2 |
| Ajage kari siia! | 2 |
| Karja koju oodatakse | 2 |
| Kari, metsa! | 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.
- Karjalaul (Herding Song)
- Söö, seakene! (Eat, little pig!)
- Karjaselaul (Herder's song)
- Helletus (Tenderness)
- Karjastelaul (Herdsmen's Song)
- Kari kadunud (The lost herd)
- Ajage kari siia! (Drive the herd here!)
- Karjane kaotab karja (Herdsman Who Lost the Herd)
- Ennem vargale kui karjusele (Better a Thief than a Herdsman)
- Ei lähe karjasele (Won't marry a shepherd)
- Kari, metsa! (To the forest, herd!)
- Karjane kaotas karja (The herdsman lost the herd)
- Karja koju oodatakse (Cattle awaited home)
- Kari koju (Calling the Herd Home)
- Vihm võõrale maale (Rain on foreign lands)
- Magamine (Sleeping)
- Karjuse laul (Herdsman's song)
- Lambamäng (The sheep game)
- Härjad ootavad pühi (Oxen Awaiting the Feast Days)
- Lapsen virtsavuodon nostatus (Child's bedwetting charm)SKVR type
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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.