Väravamäng
Runosong type in the classification of ERAB, the Estonian Folklore Archives’ runosong database
In English: Gate game (a translation; the archive names the type in Estonian only)
| Filed under | Laulud meelelahutamiseks (songs for entertainment) › Laulumängud |
|---|---|
| Poems | 134 |
| Verses | 2,667 |
| Collection places | 54 |
| Collected | 1840s to 1940s |
| Collectors | Jaan Truusmann · Artur Martin · Eduard Laugaste (Treu) · Gustav Vilberg (Vilbaste) · Karl Viljak · Voldemar Erm · Tamberg, H. · Jüri Välbe · Karl Voldemar Rosenstrauch |
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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 483 Mitu eriredaktsiooni: A1 — nimetatud ka «Väratist käüminõ», «Sandimäng», «Jultse-kultse», «Mis ti sääl saisadõ» jne. Tuntud üle maa A 2 — «Viruvärav»; tuntud Saaremaal ja Muhus. B 1 — nimetatud ka «Sillamäng». «Silla purunemine», «Silla parandamine», «Sild
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.
- Häädemeeste (8)
- Pärnu-Jaagupi (8)
- Sangaste (8)
- Karula (7)
- Muhu (7)
- Setumaa (7)
- Helme (6)
- Risti (6)
- Kolga-Jaani (5)
- Paistu (5)
- Jõelähtme (4)
- Tori (4)
- Vändra (4)
- Pärnu l. (3)
- Saarde (3)
- Valga (3)
- Viljandi (3)
- Hargla (2)
- Harju-Jaani (2)
- Koeru (2)
- Kose (2)
- Maarja-Magdaleena (2)
- Märjamaa (2)
- Puhja (2)
- Pärnu (2)
- Pöide (2)
- Suure-Jaani (2)
- Tartu-Maarja (2)
- Tarvastu (2)
- Tõstamaa (2)
- Võnnu (2)
- Audru (1)
- Halliste (1)
- Järva-Jaani (1)
- Jõhvi (1)
- Kaarma (1)
- Kadrina (1)
- Kambja (1)
- Kanepi (1)
- Keila (1)
- Kodavere (1)
- Kuusalu (1)
- Kärla (1)
- Lääne-Nigula (1)
- Rapla (1)
- Ridala (1)
- Tartu (1)
- Urvaste (1)
- Valgamaa (1)
- Valjala (1)
- Vastseliina (1)
- Viljandi l. (1)
- välismaa (1)
- Äksi (1)
When it was collected
| Decade | Poems |
|---|---|
| 1840s | 1 |
| 1870s | 3 |
| 1880s | 19 |
| 1890s | 20 |
| 1900s | 18 |
| 1910s | 9 |
| 1920s | 19 |
| 1930s | 39 |
| 1940s | 1 |
| year not recorded | 5 |
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.
- Jultse kultse vilitse värava E 84756/7 (3) — Häädemeeste
- Siit tuleb sinu sulane, auline isand! E 51591 — Pärnu-Jaagupi
- Mis tii sandi siin saisati E 68513/4 — Sangaste
- Mis ti sandi siin saisad. E 68270/1 (3) — Karula
- Avage omad väravad E 42922/3 — Muhu
- Mis ti 'ks, sõsar saizadõ? ARS 1, 659 (2) — Setumaa
- Teke nii laia ra'atse, E 56146 (16) — Helme
- Mis te siin siis seisatate, ERM 37, 21/2 (9) — Risti
- "Mis te sandid seesate, ERA II 60, 157 (2) — Kolga-Jaani
- Meie tahas linna minna ERA II 96, 16/8 (2) — Paistu
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 |
|---|---|
| Siimumäng | 3 |
| Hanemäng | 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.
- Sillamäng (Bridge game)
- Sild (Bridge)
- Siimumäng (Siimu's game)
- Pühi hobu udust (Wipe the horse of morning mist)
- Siimani mäng (Siiman's Game)
- Kolka kosjad (Wedding Procession from the Backwoods)
- Hanemäng (Goose game)
- Siimu sulase mäng (Siim the Farmhand's Game)
- Oh mina vaene, kus minu naine (Oh, poor me, where is my wife)
- Härjad kündmas (Oxen Plowing)Filed on the same poems: Härjad künnavad raha
- Linnamäng (Castle game)
- Leigarimäng (Jester's Game)
- Ei kullad kulu kiigel (Gold doesn't wear on the swing)
- Poisid põlgavad, pole ehteid (The lads scorn me, I've no ornaments)
- Poisid põlgavad (Scornful Boys)
- Ilus neiu jõekaldal pesemas (Beautiful maiden washing by the river)Filed on the same poems: Poisid toovad kingitusi
- Aa aa appelaan (Lullaby refrain: aa appelaan)SKVR type
- Hoolikas isa (Caring father)
- Tolitin, tolitin piikojan (Tolitin, tolitin (refrain), my maids)SKVR type
- Aa aa akkerin Maija (Lullaby for Akkeri's Maija)SKVR type
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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.