Talgulaul
Runosong type in the classification of ERAB, the Estonian Folklore Archives’ runosong database
In English: Work party song (a translation; the archive names the type in Estonian only)
| Filed under | Töölaulud (work songs) › Talgulaulud |
|---|---|
| Poems | 203 |
| Verses | 4,241 |
| Collection places | 63 |
| Collected | 1860s to 1930s |
| Collectors | Karl Voldemar Rosenstrauch · Voldemar Erm · Hans Siimer · Peeter Penna · Richard Viidalepp (Viidebaum) · Karl Viljak · Ev. Grünberg · Karl Kesä (Kesa) · Artur Martin · Mart Saar |
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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.
- Pärnu-Jaagupi (19)
- Kolga-Jaani (18)
- Setumaa (12)
- Kadrina (10)
- Pilistvere (10)
- Audru (9)
- Ambla (8)
- Saarde (8)
- Tõstamaa (8)
- Pärnu (7)
- Häädemeeste (6)
- Peetri (6)
- Järva-Jaani (5)
- Jõhvi (5)
- Halliste (4)
- Järva-Madise (4)
- Kursi (4)
- Paistu (4)
- Türi (4)
- Kose (3)
- Kõpu (3)
- Märjamaa (3)
- Rapla (3)
- Räpina (3)
- Tori (3)
- Vastseliina (3)
- Viljandi (3)
- Hageri (2)
- Haljala (2)
- Harju-Jaani (2)
- Kodavere (2)
- Koeru (2)
- Lääne-Nigula (2)
- Palamuse (2)
- Põltsamaa (2)
- Rannu (2)
- Rõuge (2)
- Suure-Jaani (2)
- Vändra (2)
- Võnnu (2)
- välismaa (2)
- Jämaja (1)
- Jüri (1)
- Kambja (1)
- Karksi (1)
- Läänemaa (1)
- Maarja-Magdaleena (1)
- Muhu (1)
- Narva l. (1)
- Otepää (1)
- Puhja (1)
- Pärnumaa (1)
- Rakvere (1)
- Rõngu (1)
- Sõrve (1)
- Tallinn (1)
- Tartu (1)
- Torma (1)
- Urvaste (1)
- Vaivara (1)
…and 3 more places
- Vigala (1)
- Viru-Jaagupi (1)
- Võru l. (1)
When it was collected
| Decade | Poems |
|---|---|
| 1860s | 1 |
| 1870s | 5 |
| 1880s | 16 |
| 1890s | 48 |
| 1900s | 35 |
| 1910s | 28 |
| 1920s | 56 |
| 1930s | 11 |
| year not recorded | 3 |
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.
- Külatüdrukud õesed E 16737 (11) — Pärnu-Jaagupi
- Tahtsin minna talgusele, E 7010/1 (38) — Kolga-Jaani
- Siiro siiro sitakõnõ E 44792 (2) — Setumaa
- Aitüma Üvani härra! E 41369/70 (15) — Kadrina
- Aitüma pereisale, EÜS IV 1557 (12) — Pilistvere
- Aituma pereisale, E 12934/5 (32) — Audru
- Olid aga heada meie härrad EÜS X 2669 (218) — Ambla
- Tõmmakeme tõtakeme üles H III 25, 604 (7) — Saarde
- Mina tänan pereisat E 11911 (2) — Tõstamaa
- Isa ema ütelnessa üles E 13327/8 (7) — 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 |
|---|---|
| Suur härg | 29 |
| Tahtsin minna talgutele | 20 |
| Talgute tänu | 8 |
| Talguse laul | 6 |
| Miks ei laula | 4 |
| Olge terved, meie härrad! | 3 |
| Isa ei andnud hobust | 3 |
| Talgute laitja | 3 |
| Kass kaevus | 3 |
| Talgul | 3 |
| Valelik | 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.
- Talgute tänu (Work-party thanksgiving)
- Põllul pulmad (Wedding in the Field)
- Talguse laul (Work-party song)
- Talguliste tänu (Thanks from the work party)
- Pane lammas laua peale! (Put the sheep on the table!)
- Piduliste tänu (Guests' thanks at the feast)
- Sirbiviskamise laul (Sickle throwing song)
- Suur härg (The great ox)
- Isa ei andnud hobust (Father Gave No Horse)
- Tänulaul talgustel (Thanksgiving song at the work bee)
- Olge terved, meie härrad! (Be well, our masters!)
- Talguste laul (Work party song)
- Tänul mõisa talgutele (Gratitude for the manor's work party)
- Koka kiitus (Praise of the cook)
- Talgutel tänu (Thanks at the work party)
- Talgute laitja (Blaming the Work Party)
- Tänu talguste eest (Thanks for the work bee)
- Suu härg (The mouthed ox)Filed on the same poems: Talgud
- Tänu talgustel (Thanksgiving at the communal work bee)
- Karjased suure härja ära tapnud (Herders who killed the great bull)
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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.