Täid kaladeks
Runosong type in the classification of ERAB, the Estonian Folklore Archives’ runosong database
In English: Lice into fish (a translation; the archive names the type in Estonian only)
| Filed under | Looduslaulud (nature songs) › Loomad ja linnud |
|---|---|
| Poems | 122 |
| Verses | 1,952 |
| Collection places | 55 |
| Collected | 1860s to 1930s |
| Collectors | Karl Viljak · Gustav Vilberg (Vilbaste) · Peeter Süda · Karl Voldemar Rosenstrauch · Julius Mark · Peeter Penna · Joosep Freimann · Bausk (Pausk), Jaan · Richard Viidalepp (Viidebaum) · Mart Saar |
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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 282, rannikualadel igal pool tuntud ja populaarne. Sageli liidab enesega lõppu «Kalajõe». Liitub ise ka mõningate meestelaulude ja nekrutilaulude lõppu, ent harva. Püsiv, stabiilne laulutüüp. Sisu näikse toetuvat uskumusele: «ja täid visata ka meresse, et tuleb tuult» (ERA II 114,
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 (21)
- Haljala (12)
- Suure-Jaani (7)
- Ambla (5)
- Kadrina (5)
- Viljandi (5)
- välismaa (4)
- Jõelähtme (3)
- Koeru (3)
- Pärnu (3)
- Põltsamaa (3)
- Sangaste (3)
- Viru-Jaagupi (3)
- Väike-Maarja (3)
- Harju-Jaani (2)
- Järva-Jaani (2)
- Kaarma (2)
- Karja (2)
- Kodavere (2)
- Kolga-Jaani (2)
- Mustjala (2)
- Risti (2)
- Simuna (2)
- Tarvastu (2)
- Vaivara (2)
- Vändra (2)
- Äksi (2)
- Hargla (1)
- Häädemeeste (1)
- Järva-Madise (1)
- Järvamaa (1)
- Jõhvi (1)
- Karksi (1)
- Kose (1)
- Kullamaa (1)
- Lääne-Nigula (1)
- Läänemaa (1)
- Muhu (1)
- Narva l. (1)
- Nõo (1)
- Otepää (1)
- Paide (1)
- Paistu (1)
- Pilistvere (1)
- Püha (1)
- Pühalepa (1)
- Rakvere (1)
- Reigi (1)
- Rõuge (1)
- Tallinn (1)
- Tartu (1)
- Tõstamaa (1)
- Türi (1)
- Vigala (1)
- Viru-Nigula (1)
When it was collected
| Decade | Poems |
|---|---|
| 1860s | 2 |
| 1870s | 8 |
| 1880s | 19 |
| 1890s | 42 |
| 1900s | 9 |
| 1910s | 20 |
| 1920s | 4 |
| 1930s | 6 |
| year not recorded | 12 |
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.
- Mina mies, meremihika, E 43906 (23) — Kuusalu
- Minu mees merimehe poega E 8133 (4) — Haljala
- Hans oli Harju haagisseppa EKmS 4° 3, 422 (15) — Suure-Jaani
- Mina mees mereme' poega, E 7827 (2) — Ambla
- Mina mees merime' poega, E 35400 (1) — Kadrina
- Olin mina orja, käisin karjas E 8583/4 (2) — Viljandi
- Rannamees läheb merele H II 14, 630 (7) — välismaa
- Mina mies, merime' poega, EÜS X 2022 (260) — Jõelähtme
- Mina mees mereme' poega, EÜS VII 657 (13) — Koeru
- Minu mees meremehe poega E 13322 (3) — Pärnu
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 |
|---|---|
| Meremees | 10 |
| Täidest kalad | 5 |
| Meremehe l | 4 |
| Sepp | 3 |
| Mõrrad mõisa poole | 2 |
| Osav meremees | 2 |
| Lõhe ootab lõhkujaid | 2 |
| Luust laev | 2 |
| Laulu võim | 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.
- Meremees (The seaman)
- Lükkan teise mehe meresse (I'll push another man into the sea)
- Meremeest meri toidab (The sea feeds the sailor)
- Kalajõgi (Fish river)
- Osav meremees (Skillful sailor)
- Kalamehe poeg uputab kaaslase (Fisherman's Son Drowns His Companion)
- Meremehe poeg (The sailor's son)
- Kalapüük mõisa tarvis (Fishing for the manor)
- Teen toa tuule peale (Building a house on the wind)
- Orjad (Serfs)
- Meremehe teadmata saatus (Sailor's unknown fate)
- Merimees (Sailor)
- Teomees teivastest (Workman of Stakes)
- Mere mõõtmine (Measuring the Sea)
- Kalapüük (Fishing)
- Meremehe tundmatu saatus (Sailor's unknown fate)
- Kalad kuulavad (Fish are listening)
- Laevamehe naise igatsus (Sailor's wife's longing)
- Kalad vees (Fish in the Water)
- Mõrrad mõisa poole (Fish Traps for the Manor)
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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.