Suude sulg
Runosong type in the classification of ERAB, the Estonian Folklore Archives’ runosong database
In English: The mouth-feather (a translation; the archive names the type in Estonian only)
| Filed under | Laulud laulust (songs about singing) › Laulust ja laulikust |
|---|---|
| Poems | 479 |
| Verses | 10,338 |
| Collection places | 93 |
| Collected | 1860s to 1930s |
| Collectors | Karl Voldemar Rosenstrauch · Karl Viljak · Gustav Vilberg (Vilbaste) · Mihkel (Tori) Ostrov · Hans Leoke · Jüri Välbe · Artur Martin · Peeter Penna · Jakob Weltmann |
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The archive’s description
Written by the editors of the ERAB type index and quoted as it stands, in Estonian.
Suude sulg: VK III 81, VK IV 93, VK V 192, VK VI 575, VK VIII 395, VK IX 238, VK X 135, VK XI 39, ERlV V 23, ERlA 103; Küla ütleb: Kuku, kuku! – VK II 4; Küläp mä laalas, laedetasse – VK II 8.
ERlA 103. Suude sulg: populaarne laul, tuntud üle maa; on võrdlemisi stabiilne ning n.-ö. püsiv. Peamised liited: 65—69 ja 129 («Kurb laulik»)
Vrd: Fr. R. Kreutzwald, Vina-katk. Üks tähhele pannemise väärt jut, mis vanna ning noore rahvale juhhatusseks ja kassuks välja on antud. Tarto 1840, lk 25–26.
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 (27)
- Halliste (21)
- Haljala (20)
- Karksi (17)
- Viljandi (16)
- Kolga-Jaani (14)
- Maarja-Magdaleena (14)
- Paistu (14)
- Kadrina (13)
- Põltsamaa (13)
- Vigala (10)
- Vändra (10)
- Ambla (9)
- Helme (9)
- Jõhvi (9)
- Koeru (9)
- Kose (9)
- Laiuse (9)
- Suure-Jaani (9)
- Pärnu-Jaagupi (8)
- Tori (8)
- Torma (8)
- välismaa (8)
- Pärnu (7)
- Pöide (7)
- Tarvastu (7)
- Tõstamaa (7)
- Häädemeeste (6)
- Muhu (6)
- Palamuse (6)
- Saarde (6)
- Urvaste (6)
- Väike-Maarja (6)
- Pilistvere (5)
- Põlva (5)
- Räpina (5)
- Tartu (5)
- Viru-Nigula (5)
- Audru (4)
- Jõelähtme (4)
- Karuse (4)
- Lüganuse (4)
- Märjamaa (4)
- Narva l. (4)
- Otepää (4)
- Rakvere (4)
- Rõuge (4)
- Türi (4)
- Vaivara (4)
- Võnnu (4)
- Hanila (3)
- Harju-Jaani (3)
- Järva-Jaani (3)
- Karja (3)
- Kullamaa (3)
- Kursi (3)
- Mustjala (3)
- Risti (3)
- Simuna (3)
- Tallinn (3)
…and 33 more places
- Vastseliina (3)
- Viljandi l. (3)
- Viru-Jaagupi (3)
- Hargla (2)
- Iisaku (2)
- Jaani (2)
- Järva-Madise (2)
- Kambja (2)
- Kanepi (2)
- Kihelkonna (2)
- Kodavere (2)
- Kärla (2)
- Kõpu (2)
- Puhja (2)
- Rannu (2)
- Rapla (2)
- Rõngu (2)
- Varbla (2)
- Anseküla (1)
- Haapsalu (1)
- Hageri (1)
- Järvamaa (1)
- Jüri (1)
- Karula (1)
- Läänemaa (1)
- Nõo (1)
- Peetri (1)
- Reigi (1)
- Saaremaa (1)
- Tartu-Maarja (1)
- Valga (1)
- Viljandimaa (1)
- Äksi (1)
When it was collected
| Decade | Poems |
|---|---|
| 1860s | 2 |
| 1870s | 39 |
| 1880s | 128 |
| 1890s | 153 |
| 1900s | 46 |
| 1910s | 43 |
| 1920s | 34 |
| 1930s | 10 |
| year not recorded | 24 |
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.
- Muidu mina laulaks linnu viisil, ERA II 114, 296/7 (48) — Kuusalu
- Noored mihed, ellad velled, E 11970 (35) — Halliste
- Mul jäi kodu suudesulge EÜS IX 1146/7 (116) — Haljala
- Üits meil ütel laula laula E 45913/4 (7) — Karksi
- Ostsin küiraku hobuse E 19047/9 — Viljandi
- Küla ütles: kuku, kuku! E 8018/9 — Kolga-Jaani
- Küla mull' ütles kuku kuku E A 746/7 — Maarja-Magdaleena
- Kuku, kuku, käokene EÜS V 109/10 (125) — Paistu
- Küla mull' ütles kuku, kuku, E 33563 (3) — Kadrina
- Ei luod lõpe minusta, EÜS VI 950 (68) — Põltsamaa
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 |
|---|---|
| Küla ütel | 287 |
| Küla ütles | 52 |
| Laulu võim | 35 |
| Kust laulud saadud | 21 |
| Kust laulud | 18 |
| Palju sõnu | 12 |
| Laulikule palka! | 10 |
| Arg laulik | 10 |
| Kurb laulik | 9 |
| Laulikule juua | 6 |
| Hea hääl | 6 |
| Endine hääl | 6 |
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.
- Küla ütleb (What the Village Says)
- Küla ütleb, kuku! (The village says, cuckoo!)
- Küla mul ütles: kuku (The village said: cuckoo)
- Andke raha lauljale (Give money to the singer)
- Küla ütel (The Village Said)
- Palju sõnu (Many words)
- Kurb laulik (The sad singer)
- Laulikule palka! (Pay the singer!)
- Laulud lutsu suust (Songs from the burbot's mouth)
- Poisid lähevad ära (Boys go away)
- Küla jääb kuulama (The Village Stops to Listen)
- Arg laulik (Timid singer)
- Kust laulud saadud (Where the songs come from)
- Kuku käki, laula lintu (Call, cuckoo; sing, bird)SKVR type
- Miksei laula meijän lapset (Why Don't Our Children Sing)SKVR type
- Laulavat Lapinkin lapset (Even Lapland's Children Sing)SKVR type
- Küla ütles (The village said)
- Laulu võim (Power of song)
- Laulan lapselleni, lirittelen linnulleni (I sing to my child, I trill to my little bird)SKVR type
- Laulikule raha (Money for the Singer)
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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.