Vahelt vaene
Runosong type in the classification of ERAB, the Estonian Folklore Archives’ runosong database
In English: The poor girl from the middle (a translation; the archive names the type in Estonian only)
| Filed under | Laulud noorrahva elust (songs of young people's lives) › Poiste õpetamine |
|---|---|
| Poems | 216 |
| Verses | 6,137 |
| Collection places | 78 |
| Collected | 1860s to 1930s |
| Collectors | Gustav Vilberg (Vilbaste) · Karl Viljak · Artur Martin · Mihkel (Tori) Ostrov · Gustav Seen · Karl Voldemar Rosenstrauch · Mart Siedermann · Oskar Philipp Kallas · Hans Leoke |
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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 2169, tuntud üle Eesti, eriti aga eP. On tavaliselt seotud meresõidu- või teekäigulauludega (resp. -motiividega), eriti 1004 («Laevasõit»), 1042 («Öösel käimas») ja 2137 («Unikülas neide vaatamas»). Juhuslikumalt liitub lauludega 1002, 1003, 1369, 1563, 2118 jt. Sageli paisutatud
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 (18)
- Haljala (12)
- Muhu (9)
- Põltsamaa (8)
- Tori (7)
- Tõstamaa (7)
- Vändra (7)
- Harju-Jaani (6)
- Märjamaa (6)
- Ambla (5)
- Viljandi (5)
- Helme (4)
- Häädemeeste (4)
- Kadrina (4)
- Karksi (4)
- Kolga-Jaani (4)
- Kose (4)
- Pöide (4)
- välismaa (4)
- Audru (3)
- Järva-Jaani (3)
- Jõelähtme (3)
- Kihnu (3)
- Koeru (3)
- Paistu (3)
- Puhja (3)
- Rannu (3)
- Räpina (3)
- Rõngu (3)
- Saarde (3)
- Tarvastu (3)
- Viru-Nigula (3)
- Jõhvi (2)
- Karuse (2)
- Kodavere (2)
- Kullamaa (2)
- Laiuse (2)
- Lihula (2)
- Peetri (2)
- Pilistvere (2)
- Pärnu (2)
- Pärnu-Jaagupi (2)
- Põlva (2)
- Pühalepa (2)
- Rapla (2)
- Sangaste (2)
- Suure-Jaani (2)
- Türi (2)
- Vaivara (2)
- Vastseliina (2)
- Vigala (2)
- Viljandi l. (2)
- Viru-Jaagupi (2)
- Väike-Maarja (2)
- Halliste (1)
- Jüri (1)
- Kaarma (1)
- Kambja (1)
- Kanepi (1)
- Karja (1)
…and 18 more places
When it was collected
| Decade | Poems |
|---|---|
| 1860s | 2 |
| 1870s | 18 |
| 1880s | 47 |
| 1890s | 73 |
| 1900s | 16 |
| 1910s | 17 |
| 1920s | 15 |
| 1930s | 9 |
| year not recorded | 19 |
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.
- Täna kävin Tänne linnäs, E 12090 (4) — Kuusalu
- Muud aga kiitsid kiio kõrtsu E 36315 (28) — Haljala
- Jurikene poisikeine, E 42277/9 — Muhu
- Peretütar rinnu rikas, EKmS 8° 2, 583/4 (4) — Põltsamaa
- Lipi laeva, lapi laeva ERA II 57, 540 (12) — Tori
- Jaanikene, saanikene E 11617/9 (5) — Tõstamaa
- Ikka mina sõitsin kosjateeda E 10987/9 (1) — Vändra
- Mina sõudsin Siiburisse E 15715/6 (238) — Harju-Jaani
- Sõua laeva jõua laeva EKS 47, 22 (29) — Märjamaa
- Hulk oli läinud uhke'eida E 9988/9 (17) — Ambla
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.
- Vahelt vaeslaps (Orphan from the Crowd)
- Võta vallast vaeslaps (Take the Orphan from the Manor)
- Vallast vaene (Parish pauper)
- Kosib vahelt vaese (Courting among the poor)
- Laevasõit (Sea voyage)
- Võta vaenelaps (Take the Orphan)
- Laevategemine (Boat Building)
- Luust laev (Ship of bones)
- Ära võta valget, võta must! (Don't take the white one, take the black!)
- Noormees kosib vaeslapse (Young man courts an orphan)
- Rahalt vaene (Poor in money)
- Ära võta ilusat (Don't take the beautiful one)
- Eksisin Emumäele (Lost on Emumägi)
- Vahelt vaene - hoiatus mustast naisest (Hidden poverty — warning of the dark woman)
- Ilu ei panna patta (Beauty can't fill a pot)
- Arg kosilane (Timid suitor)
- Vaesele poisile (For the poor boy)
- Kaugelt naine sureb teel (Woman from afar dies on the road)
- Leiab metsast hallitanud poisi (Finds a mossy boy in the forest)
- Hoiatus rikka naise eest (Warning against a rich woman)
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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.