Tore neiu
Runosong type in the classification of ERAB, the Estonian Folklore Archives’ runosong database
In English: Splendid maiden (a translation; the archive names the type in Estonian only)
| Filed under | Laulud noorrahva elust (songs of young people's lives) › Neiud |
|---|---|
| Poems | 283 |
| Verses | 6,912 |
| Collection places | 82 |
| Collected | 1860s to 1940s |
| Collectors | Karl Voldemar Rosenstrauch · Karl Viljak · Jüri Välbe · Gustav Vilberg (Vilbaste) · Peeter Penna · Oskar Philipp Kallas · Mihkel (Tori) Ostrov · Mihkel Pehka · Peeter Süda · Artur Martin |
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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 2186. Tore neiu: Ülemaaliselt tuntud, rohkete üleskirjutustega esindatud laulutüüp. Stabiilsemalt tuntud eP, eL ja saartel liitub tihti lauluga 2331 («Tulemulle!») ning esineb kosjaainelise lauluna. Kasutatud ka mänguna (vt. 504 «Toreda neiu mäng») põhjarannikul. Vrd. ka 417 («Ilus
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.
- Kolga-Jaani (21)
- Haljala (11)
- Ambla (10)
- Viljandi (9)
- Helme (8)
- Kuusalu (8)
- Tarvastu (8)
- Tõstamaa (8)
- Halliste (7)
- Järva-Jaani (7)
- Kadrina (7)
- Koeru (7)
- Paistu (7)
- Põltsamaa (7)
- Viru-Nigula (7)
- Häädemeeste (6)
- Jõhvi (6)
- Türi (6)
- Urvaste (6)
- Mustjala (5)
- Palamuse (5)
- Peetri (5)
- Rõuge (5)
- Simuna (5)
- Harju-Jaani (4)
- Kanepi (4)
- Karksi (4)
- Karula (4)
- Kihnu (4)
- Laiuse (4)
- Muhu (4)
- Suure-Jaani (4)
- Torma (4)
- Vigala (4)
- Väike-Maarja (4)
- Kihelkonna (3)
- Kose (3)
- Kursi (3)
- Lüganuse (3)
- Pöide (3)
- Rõngu (3)
- Saaremaa (3)
- Varbla (3)
- Jüri (2)
- Kullamaa (2)
- Lihula (2)
- Mihkli (2)
- Pilistvere (2)
- Põlva (2)
- Pühalepa (2)
- Risti (2)
- Saarde (2)
- Setumaa (2)
- Tartu-Maarja (2)
- Vastseliina (2)
- Audru (1)
- Hanila (1)
- Hargla (1)
- Jõelähtme (1)
- Kaarma (1)
…and 22 more places
When it was collected
| Decade | Poems |
|---|---|
| 1860s | 1 |
| 1870s | 15 |
| 1880s | 61 |
| 1890s | 89 |
| 1900s | 25 |
| 1910s | 42 |
| 1920s | 13 |
| 1930s | 20 |
| 1940s | 3 |
| year not recorded | 14 |
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.
- Isä läks mul Iide linna EÜS II 439/40 (176) — Kolga-Jaani
- Olgu terve mu isani E 14783 (7) — Haljala
- Lass tuleb härra väljale E 14586 (2) — Ambla
- Lähme õed õhtale, EÜS XII 329/35 (17) — Viljandi
- Mis säält mäelt jo näise? EKmS 4° 5, 497 (481) — Helme
- Anna Arju akki tüttar, EÜS VIII 1562 (49) — Kuusalu
- Mis need poisid põlgvad minda E A 322/3 (9) — Tarvastu
- Ma kui maasikas mäela E 54425 (9) — Tõstamaa
- Näiu mängave mäela, EÜS XII 1285/7 (50) — Halliste
- Minu õde ilus tüdruk E 57666 — Järva-Jaani
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.
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.
- Ilus Mari (Beautiful Mari)
- Ilus neiu (Beautiful Maiden)
- Ostetud ehted (Bought jewelry)
- Tore neiu - kutsub poisid metsa (Splendid maiden invites boys to the forest)
- Mari oli maias (Mari was a glutton)
- Ilus neiu (Mari) (Beautiful maiden Mari)
- Kuku maha (Tumble down)
- Tere neiu (Greeting the maiden)
- Kuku maha Marike (Fall down, little Mari)
- Neiu kutsub poisid metsa (Maiden Calls Boys to the Forest)
- Neiu kutsub (Maiden's invitation)
- Pühkmed põllule (Sweepings to the Field)
- Neiu meelitab poisse metsa (Maiden lures boys to the forest)
- Pühkmed karjaaeda (Sweepings to the cattle yard)
- Mere pühkimine (Sweeping the Sea)
- Tüdruk kutsub poisse metsa (Girl calls boys to the forest)
- Ilus neiu läheb läbi küla (Beautiful Maiden Goes Through the Village)
- Tinast luud (Tin Bones)
- Neiu kutsub poisse metsa (The maiden invites boys to the forest)
- Tänu ehtete eest (Thanks for the ornaments)
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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.