Sundija sulane
Runosong type in the classification of ERAB, the Estonian Folklore Archives’ runosong database
In English: The foreman's farmhand (a translation; the archive names the type in Estonian only)
| Filed under | Laulud ühiskondlikest vahekordadest (songs about social relations) › Mõis |
|---|---|
| Poems | 148 |
| Verses | 3,258 |
| Collection places | 60 |
| Collected | 1870s to 1930s |
| Collectors | Karl Viljak · Gustav Vilberg (Vilbaste) · Linda Köögardal · Karl Voldemar Rosenstrauch · Cyrillus Kreek · August Sildnik · Peeter Tatz (Avarsoo) · Bausk (Pausk), Jaan · Adu Meos · Mart Kielas |
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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 1393, ülemaaliselt levinud; tihedasti põimunud lauluga 1532 («Hollandi sulane»), viimasega võrreldes tunduvalt väiksema arvu üleskirjutustega esindatud. Teisendeid on noteeritud kõige rohkem Viljandimaalt, kus laulutüübi algusse on tavaliselt põimunud motiive laulust 1532. Teistest l
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.
- Viljandi (13)
- Kolga-Jaani (12)
- Jõhvi (10)
- Kuusalu (8)
- Suure-Jaani (8)
- Tarvastu (8)
- Kadrina (7)
- Haljala (6)
- Helme (5)
- Ambla (4)
- Halliste (4)
- Saarde (4)
- Viljandi l. (4)
- Harju-Jaani (3)
- Karksi (3)
- Pilistvere (3)
- Puhja (3)
- Tõstamaa (3)
- Viru-Nigula (3)
- Vändra (3)
- Haapsalu (2)
- Iisaku (2)
- Juuru (2)
- Järva-Jaani (2)
- Kanepi (2)
- Kodavere (2)
- Koeru (2)
- Laiuse (2)
- Lüganuse (2)
- Muhu (2)
- Mustjala (2)
- Palamuse (2)
- Ridala (2)
- Vaivara (2)
- Vigala (2)
- Väike-Maarja (2)
- Harju-Madise (1)
- Järva-Madise (1)
- Karula (1)
- Kihelkonna (1)
- Kihnu (1)
- Kose (1)
- Maarja-Magdaleena (1)
- Märjamaa (1)
- Paistu (1)
- Põltsamaa (1)
- Rakvere (1)
- Rannu (1)
- Räpina (1)
- Rõngu (1)
- Rõuge (1)
- Tallinn (1)
- Tartu (1)
- Tartumaa (1)
- Tori (1)
- Torma (1)
- Urvaste (1)
- Vastseliina (1)
- Viljandimaa (1)
- välismaa (1)
When it was collected
| Decade | Poems |
|---|---|
| 1870s | 5 |
| 1880s | 24 |
| 1890s | 42 |
| 1900s | 11 |
| 1910s | 24 |
| 1920s | 11 |
| 1930s | 23 |
| year not recorded | 8 |
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.
- Ollin orjas, käisin karjas, ERA II 124, 488 (18) — Viljandi
- Olin aga orjas käisin karjas E 47514 (10) — Kolga-Jaani
- Illu tillu tiine alli, ERA II 125, 135/6 (2) — Jõhvi
- Ma vaene vabatme' poega, EÜS IX 767 (101) — Kuusalu
- Ollin orjas, käisin karjas, ERA II 177, 364/5 (11) — Suure-Jaani
- Olin mina enne herrapoissi E 12512 (12) — Tarvastu
- Ui-ui-ui-ui joome peale EÜS IX 1112 (41) — Kadrina
- Olin enne härra orja E 36321 (35) — Haljala
- Olin orjas, käisin karjas EÜS IX 417 (21) — Helme
- Magasin Mari määla E 11794/5 (22) — Ambla
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 |
|---|---|
| Neiu linn | 13 |
| Imelik maja | 13 |
| Hollandi sulane | 9 |
| Põgenemas | 8 |
| Kättemaks sakstele | 6 |
| Oleks see mees minu! | 4 |
| Kass kaevus | 3 |
| Oleks | 3 |
| Kalajõgi | 2 |
| Joodiku laul | 2 |
| Nurganaine | 2 |
| Imelik sarvepuhuja | 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.
- Hollandi sulane (The dairyman's farmhand)
- Sundija sulane põgenemas (Forced farmhand on the run)
- Põgenemas (Fleeing)
- Tõrkuv tallipoiss (The Reluctant Stable Boy)
- Hästi künnan (I plow well)
- Mõisast põgeneja (Fugitive from the Manor)
- Kass kaevus (Cat in the well)
- Hollandi sulase (The Dutch farmhand)
- Valmis neiu, valmis vakk (The maiden ready, the dowry chest ready)
- Saunamehe pilge (Sauna man's mockery)
- Põgenemine (The escape)
- Nurganaine (Corner Woman)
- Neiu linn (Maiden's town)
- Palju hobusid (Many Horses)
- Kassijaht (Cat hunt)
- Enne härra poiss (Formerly the Lord's Servant)
- Sundija ja sulane (Overseer and Farmhand)
- Kättemaks neidudele (Revenge on the maidens)
- Sugu põlgab (Kin's Contempt)
- Vanapoiste tõrvamine (Tarring the old bachelors)
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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.