Tuulest talguhobu
Runosong type in the classification of ERAB, the Estonian Folklore Archives’ runosong database
In English: The work-party horse made of wind (a translation; the archive names the type in Estonian only)
| Filed under | Töölaulud (work songs) › Talgulaulud |
|---|---|
| Poems | 114 |
| Verses | 3,223 |
| Collection places | 54 |
| Collected | 1870s to 1940s |
| Collectors | Mihkel (Tori) Ostrov · Peeter (Peter) Saul · Cyrillus Kreek · Mihkel Pehka · Villem Grünthal (Ridala) · Oskar Philipp Kallas · Mihkel Neumann · Jaan Bergmann · Johannes Muda (Helila) · Madis Reimann |
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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 804, esineb üle Eesti, eriti tuntud aga Läänes. Tüpoloogiliselt seotud lauludega 74 («Laulust hobu») ja 298 («Puust hobune»), mis on ühe tüübi eriredaktsioonid. Enamasti esineb liitunult lauludega 802 ja 803. Harvemini liitub lauluga 278 ja 1327.
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.
- Muhu (13)
- Kolga-Jaani (10)
- Kuusalu (7)
- Harju-Jaani (6)
- Tori (6)
- Kadrina (4)
- Simuna (4)
- Haljala (3)
- Karuse (3)
- Lääne-Nigula (3)
- Setumaa (3)
- Hanila (2)
- Hargla (2)
- Harju-Madise (2)
- Kose (2)
- Kullamaa (2)
- Peetri (2)
- Põltsamaa (2)
- Ridala (2)
- Saarde (2)
- Vaivara (2)
- Varbla (2)
- Viljandi (2)
- Viru-Jaagupi (2)
- Väike-Maarja (2)
- välismaa (2)
- Anseküla (1)
- Audru (1)
- Helme (1)
- Järva-Jaani (1)
- Jüri (1)
- Karja (1)
- Karksi (1)
- Koeru (1)
- Läänemaa (1)
- Martna (1)
- Mustjala (1)
- Märjamaa (1)
- Noarootsi (1)
- Pilistvere (1)
- Puhja (1)
- Pärnu-Jaagupi (1)
- Pöide (1)
- Pühalepa (1)
- Rapla (1)
- Risti (1)
- Suure-Jaani (1)
- Torma (1)
- Türi (1)
- Valga (1)
- Viljandi l. (1)
- Viru-Nigula (1)
- Vändra (1)
- Võrumaa (1)
When it was collected
| Decade | Poems |
|---|---|
| 1870s | 8 |
| 1880s | 23 |
| 1890s | 39 |
| 1900s | 7 |
| 1910s | 6 |
| 1920s | 10 |
| 1930s | 12 |
| 1940s | 2 |
| year not recorded | 7 |
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.
- Tahtsin, tahtsin talgu minna, E 42927/8 — Muhu
- Mul olli üksi aenus venda, E 64137/8 — Kolga-Jaani
- Kui mind pulma kutsuti ERA 11263, 191 (5) — Kuusalu
- Pidin pulmije minema E 15638/9 (113) — Harju-Jaani
- Oleks minu olemine, EÜS VIII 1053/4 (50) — Tori
- Isa mind õppas kündema, E 33063/4 (2) — Kadrina
- Kui mind pulma kutsuti ERA II 258, 58 (9) — Simuna
- Küsisin isalt oosta, H I 5, 43/4 (72) — Haljala
- Kui mind pulma kutsuti E 13066/7 (21) — Karuse
- Saks ei sallind mulle naista, ERA II 30, 369 (9) — Lääne-Nigula
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 |
|---|---|
| Heinast hobu | 67 |
| Tuulest hobu | 23 |
| Oleks see mees minu! | 17 |
| Oleks | 14 |
| Heinast hobune | 11 |
| Imelik maja | 11 |
| Neiu linn | 10 |
| Teohobuse söök | 8 |
| Soome sild | 6 |
| Tore sõit | 5 |
| Imemaa | 5 |
| Kosjasõit | 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.
- Heinast hobune (Horse of Hay)
- Õlest hobune (Straw horse)
- Isa ei anna hobust (Father Won't Give the Horse)
- Soome sild (The Finnish bridge)
- Isa ei andnud hobust (Father Gave No Horse)
- Põlat poiss (Scorned boy)
- Kurva kodu (Sorrowful home)
- Kosjahobu söötmine (Feeding the courtship horse)
- Imelik maja (The strange house)
- Tuule tuba (Room of the Wind)
- Kuuramaa kuningas (King of Courland)
- Heinast hobu (Horse Made of Hay)
- Hobuse ehtimine (Adorning the horse)
- Kättemaks sakstele (Revenge against the lords)
- Sõidaksin Sõõrumäele (I would ride to Sõõrumägi)
- Oleks minu olemine (If only my lot were different)
- Sõõrumäele (Up to Swidden Hill)
- Ei saa kosjahobust (No courting horse)
- Palub hobust talgutele minemiseks (Asking the horse to go to the work party)
- Talgule hobust (Horse for the Communal Work Party)
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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.