Suur tamm
Runosong type in the classification of ERAB, the Estonian Folklore Archives’ runosong database
In English: The great oak (a translation; the archive names the type in Estonian only)
| Filed under | Lüroeepilised laulud (lyric-epic songs) › Müütilised laulud |
|---|---|
| Poems | 345 |
| Verses | 11,329 |
| Collection places | 85 |
| Collected | 1860s to 1930s |
| Collectors | Karl Viljak · Mihkel (Tori) Ostrov · Karl Voldemar Rosenstrauch · Gustav Vilberg (Vilbaste) · Oskar Philipp Kallas · Richard Viidalepp (Viidebaum) · Joosep Hurt · Peeter Penna · Gustav Seen |
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The archive’s description
Written by the editors of the ERAB type index and quoted as it stands, in Estonian.
VK III 304, VK IV 328, VK V 357, VK VI 5, VK VII*, VK VIII 5, VK IX 6, VK X 4, VK XI 4, ERlV IV 8-10, ERlA 12; Tamme istutamine – VK II 296.
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 (23)
- Paistu (16)
- Haljala (15)
- Halliste (15)
- Kolga-Jaani (11)
- Kadrina (9)
- Maarja-Magdaleena (9)
- Palamuse (9)
- Põltsamaa (9)
- Tarvastu (9)
- Torma (9)
- Harju-Jaani (8)
- Järva-Jaani (8)
- Rapla (8)
- Viru-Nigula (8)
- välismaa (8)
- Ambla (7)
- Karksi (7)
- Vändra (7)
- Järva-Madise (6)
- Koeru (6)
- Laiuse (6)
- Lihula (6)
- Pilistvere (6)
- Reigi (6)
- Suure-Jaani (6)
- Väike-Maarja (6)
- Helme (5)
- Jõhvi (5)
- Saarde (5)
- Kanepi (4)
- Põlva (4)
- Pühalepa (4)
- Setumaa (4)
- Tori (4)
- Türi (4)
- Viljandi (4)
- Hargla (3)
- Karuse (3)
- Lüganuse (3)
- Muhu (3)
- Peetri (3)
- Räpina (3)
- Rõuge (3)
- Sangaste (3)
- Tõstamaa (3)
- Vaivara (3)
- Viljandimaa (3)
- Äksi (3)
- Anna (2)
- Audru (2)
- Harju-Madise (2)
- Jüri (2)
- Karula (2)
- Kose (2)
- Puhja (2)
- Pärnu-Jaagupi (2)
- Rakvere (2)
- Rannu (2)
- Risti (2)
…and 25 more places
When it was collected
| Decade | Poems |
|---|---|
| 1860s | 3 |
| 1870s | 27 |
| 1880s | 86 |
| 1890s | 110 |
| 1900s | 24 |
| 1910s | 33 |
| 1920s | 26 |
| 1930s | 15 |
| year not recorded | 21 |
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.
- Lüege troppi tuekesed, AES, MT 219, 3 — Kuusalu
- Lääme, lääme, kus me lääme. E 13900/2 (7) — Paistu
- Õekesed hellakesed E 35201/2 (6) — Haljala
- Istuti tamme, istuti, E 11963/4 (16) — Halliste
- Läksin metsä kõndimaie E 56325/7 (11) — Kolga-Jaani
- Ihu, ihu, hella venna, E 25929 (27) — Kadrina
- Peretütar neitsikene, E 18571/2 (1) — Maarja-Magdaleena
- Mul oli viisi vennakesta E 45844/6 (17) — Palamuse
- "Mis paistab sealta mäelta?" E 12669 — Põltsamaa
- Anti mul hani hoida E 8404/6 (6) — Tarvastu
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 |
|---|---|
| Tamm | 157 |
| Mere pühkimine | 22 |
| Haned kadunud | 19 |
| Neiu linn | 16 |
| Imelik maja | 13 |
| Õlu | 11 |
| Meri õue all | 10 |
| Õllest saar | 5 |
| Salme | 5 |
| Tähemõrsja | 5 |
| Oleks see mees minu! | 4 |
| Venna otsija | 4 |
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.
- Nuttev tamm (The weeping oak)
- Õllest tamm (Oak grown from ale)
- Pühkmetest saar meres (Island of Sweepings in the Sea)
- Tamme nutt (The oak's weeping)
- Mere puhkimine (The sea's surge)
- Õllest saar (An ash tree from beer)
- Mere pühkimine (Sweeping the Sea)
- Merepühkmed karjaaeda (Sea driftwood into the cattle yard)
- Pühkmed merre (Sweepings to the sea)
- Kiidukirst (Praise chest)
- Luust sõrmus (Bone ring)
- Meri, tamm, kalaluust sõrmus (The sea, an oak, a fish-bone ring)
- Tarbepuude raiumine (Cutting timber for use)
- Kokkusaamine (The Meeting)
- Hellad ühte (Darlings together)
- Ühtelaulmine (Singing in unison)
- Haned kadund (The Lost Geese)
- Pühkmed karjaaeda (Sweepings to the cattle yard)
- Loomine (Creation)
- Suured härjad (Big Oxen)
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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.