Tähemõrsja
Runosong type in the classification of ERAB, the Estonian Folklore Archives’ runosong database
In English: Star bride (a translation; the archive names the type in Estonian only)
| Filed under | Lüroeepilised laulud (lyric-epic songs) › Müütilised laulud |
|---|---|
| Poems | 282 |
| Verses | 13,336 |
| Collection places | 65 |
| Collected | 1840s to 1940s |
| Collectors | Mihkel (Tori) Ostrov · Oskar Philipp Kallas · Karl Viljak · Jakob Weltmann · Hans Siimer · Gustav Vilberg (Vilbaste) · Karl Voldemar Rosenstrauch · Martin Luu · Joosep Hurt · 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.
Tähe mõrsja: VK VII 246, VK X 2, ERlV IV 3-5; Tähemõrsja - VK VI 2, VK VIII 2, VK IX 2, ERlA 5; Salme laulud - VK II 310; Salme laul - Lg. 348; Salme neiu - ERl II 16; Taevased kosilased - VK III 117, VK IV 131.
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.
- Haljala (15)
- Suure-Jaani (15)
- Muhu (13)
- Ambla (12)
- Setumaa (12)
- Kuusalu (11)
- Põltsamaa (11)
- Kolga-Jaani (10)
- Tõstamaa (10)
- Tori (8)
- Halliste (7)
- Harju-Jaani (7)
- Jõhvi (7)
- Kadrina (7)
- Märjamaa (7)
- Pärnu-Jaagupi (7)
- Vändra (7)
- Helme (6)
- Räpina (6)
- Väike-Maarja (6)
- Puhja (5)
- Rõuge (5)
- Saarde (5)
- Tarvastu (5)
- Järva-Jaani (4)
- Karksi (4)
- Pilistvere (4)
- Sangaste (4)
- Varbla (4)
- Vastseliina (4)
- Vigala (4)
- Viljandi (4)
- Viru-Jaagupi (4)
- Audru (3)
- Karuse (3)
- Kihnu (3)
- Otepää (3)
- Rakvere (3)
- Simuna (3)
- välismaa (3)
- Koeru (2)
- Laiuse (2)
- Lihula (2)
- Lüganuse (2)
- Pärnu (2)
- Põlva (2)
- Pöide (2)
- Tallinn (2)
- Viru-Nigula (2)
- Äksi (2)
- Hanila (1)
- Kanepi (1)
- Karja (1)
- Kodavere (1)
- Kose (1)
- Maarja-Magdaleena (1)
- Palamuse (1)
- Peetri (1)
- Rannu (1)
- Rapla (1)
When it was collected
| Decade | Poems |
|---|---|
| 1840s | 1 |
| 1870s | 23 |
| 1880s | 92 |
| 1890s | 107 |
| 1900s | 21 |
| 1910s | 12 |
| 1920s | 3 |
| 1930s | 6 |
| 1940s | 1 |
| year not recorded | 16 |
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.
- Kullerkupud, nallernaadid, E 15252 (2) — Haljala
- Ma tegin linad liivakulle, E A 762/3 (5) — Suure-Jaani
- Kadri läks karja saatelema. E 42902/5 (1) — Muhu
- Läksin karja saatemaie E 6848/50 (2) — Ambla
- Tulli üles hummogulla, ERA II 26, 323/9 (1) — Setumaa
- Magasin karimäella EÜS VIII 1864/5 (98) — Kuusalu
- Emal kolmi tütarlast E 31801/4 (1) — Põltsamaa
- Isä mind kuulas kuulegi EÜS II 437/8 (173) — Kolga-Jaani
- Peiuke ja poisike E 6694/6 (1) — Tõstamaa
- Tegin teele tedrepaelad EKmS 4° 4, 662/6 (9) — Tori
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 |
|---|---|
| Salme | 262 |
| Kuld | 11 |
| Orjade tee | 8 |
| Kaevul kosija | 6 |
| Suur tamm | 5 |
| Kolm kosilast | 5 |
| Kosjahobu söötmine | 4 |
| Loomine | 4 |
| Kuld jälje peal | 4 |
| Noorik kodu käimas | 4 |
| 3 kosilast | 4 |
| Kurg kündmas | 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.
- Salmelaul (Salme's song)
- Salme neiu (Maiden Salme)
- Taevased kosilased (Heavenly Suitors)
- Mitmed kosjad (Several Courtship Visits)
- 3 tütart (Three daughters)
- Ristitants (Cross Dance)
- Ei lähe oma külasse (Won't go to my own village)
- Kureneiu (Crane maiden)
- Tamme raiumine (Felling the oak)
- Kolm kosilast (Three Suitors)
- Lina kasvas kui lint (Flax grew like a ribbon)
- Lehm lööb jala lüpsikusse (Cow kicks the milk pail)Filed on the same poems: Lehma sajatus
- Päev põletab (The sun burns)Filed on the same poems: Päike paistab
- Lina (Flax)
- Mere kündmine (Plowing the Sea)
- Mereääre kündmine (Plowing the Seashore)
- Kolm rätti (Three Cloths)
- Kümme kosilast (Ten Suitors)
- 3 kosilast (Three suitors)
- Hää lina (Fine linen)
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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.