Venna sõjalugu
Runosong type in the classification of ERAB, the Estonian Folklore Archives’ runosong database
In English: Brother's war story (a translation; the archive names the type in Estonian only)
| Filed under | Lüroeepilised laulud (lyric-epic songs) › Laulud sõjast |
|---|---|
| Poems | 791 |
| Verses | 42,292 |
| Collection places | 112 |
| Collected | 1820s to 1940s |
| Collectors | Karl Voldemar Rosenstrauch · Karl Viljak · Mihkel (Tori) Ostrov · Richard Viidalepp (Viidebaum) · Gustav Vilberg (Vilbaste) · Gustav Seen · Hans Leoke · Oskar Philipp Kallas · Joosep Hurt |
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The archive’s description
Written by the editors of the ERAB type index and quoted as it stands, in Estonian.
VK III 420, VK IV 418, VK V 411, VK VI 57, VK VII 293, VK VIII 55, VK IX 30, VK X 27, VK XI 23, ERlV IV 112-113, ERlA 1677; Vennä sõa lugu – VK I 102; Venna sõja lugu – VK II 291.
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.
- Setumaa (46)
- Kuusalu (30)
- Paistu (29)
- Helme (26)
- Kolga-Jaani (26)
- Haljala (25)
- Halliste (22)
- Sangaste (22)
- Karksi (20)
- Tarvastu (19)
- Palamuse (18)
- Jõhvi (17)
- Kadrina (16)
- Tori (14)
- Viljandi (14)
- Põltsamaa (13)
- Räpina (13)
- Simuna (13)
- Vändra (13)
- Ambla (12)
- Kose (12)
- Muhu (12)
- Tõstamaa (12)
- Harju-Jaani (11)
- Kanepi (11)
- Türi (11)
- Väike-Maarja (11)
- Jõelähtme (10)
- Otepää (9)
- Põlva (9)
- Urvaste (9)
- Vigala (9)
- Audru (8)
- Karula (8)
- Paide (8)
- Pilistvere (8)
- Rõuge (8)
- Saarde (8)
- Suure-Jaani (8)
- Võnnu (8)
- välismaa (8)
- Hargla (7)
- Kõpu (7)
- Laiuse (7)
- Peetri (7)
- Pärnu (7)
- Pärnu-Jaagupi (7)
- Pöide (7)
- Risti (7)
- Vaivara (7)
- Viljandi l. (7)
- Häädemeeste (6)
- Järva-Jaani (6)
- Jüri (6)
- Kodavere (6)
- Lüganuse (6)
- Narva l. (6)
- Rõngu (6)
- Tartu (6)
- Hanila (5)
…and 52 more places
- Koeru (5)
- Maarja-Magdaleena (5)
- Rakvere (5)
- Viru-Jaagupi (5)
- Jaani (4)
- Järva-Madise (4)
- Kihnu (4)
- Märjamaa (4)
- Rapla (4)
- Tallinn (4)
- Tartu-Maarja (4)
- Varbla (4)
- Vastseliina (4)
- Viljandimaa (4)
- Viru-Nigula (4)
- Äksi (4)
- Harju-Madise (3)
- Iisaku (3)
- Karuse (3)
- Käina (3)
- Läänemaa (3)
- Pühalepa (3)
- Torma (3)
- Võrumaa (3)
- Hageri (2)
- Juuru (2)
- Puhja (2)
- Ridala (2)
- Saaremaa (2)
- Valga (2)
- Emmaste (1)
- Haapsalu (1)
- Kaarma (1)
- Kambja (1)
- Keila (1)
- Kihelkonna (1)
- Kirbla (1)
- Kullamaa (1)
- Kursi (1)
- Lihula (1)
- Lääne-Nigula (1)
- Martna (1)
- Mihkli (1)
- Mustjala (1)
- Noarootsi (1)
- Paide l. (1)
- Pärnu l. (1)
- Pärnumaa (1)
- Rakvere l. (1)
- Rannu (1)
- Tartumaa (1)
- Valgamaa (1)
When it was collected
| Decade | Poems |
|---|---|
| 1820s | 1 |
| 1840s | 1 |
| 1850s | 1 |
| 1860s | 8 |
| 1870s | 69 |
| 1880s | 169 |
| 1890s | 220 |
| 1900s | 71 |
| 1910s | 69 |
| 1920s | 60 |
| 1930s | 68 |
| 1940s | 2 |
| year not recorded | 52 |
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.
- Tulli'ks üles hummogulla ERA II 126, 380/6 (4) — Setumaa
- Tuodakse suasanume, AES, MT 141, 18/20 — Kuusalu
- Emakene, ennekene E 19326/7 (3) — Paistu
- Nüüd tuleb Vene võitlemine E A 678 (12) — Helme
- Vares kandis vaenukäsud, ERA II 123, 389/91 (8) — Kolga-Jaani
- Oli mul üksi ainus venda, E 6773 (27) — Haljala
- Lähme me telu tegeme, teest telu, teest telu E 51803/4 (8, 9) — Halliste
- Vellekõne noorekõne, E 54111 (15) — Sangaste
- Kes tõi sõjasõnumida kaske, kaske EÜS II 308/9 (9) — Karksi
- Kes läits sõtta minemaie E 17271/2 (8) — Tarvastu
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 |
|---|---|
| Sõjalaul | 664 |
| Meri õue all | 18 |
| Lähme loojale loole! | 16 |
| Venna sõjalaul | 10 |
| Telu tegemine | 8 |
| Nekrutilaul | 8 |
| Soldati laul | 8 |
| Loojale loole | 7 |
| Looja heinategu | 7 |
| Kotkas kaare alt | 6 |
| Neli neidu | 6 |
| Mõõk merest | 6 |
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.
- Sõjast tulek (Returning from war)Filed on the same poems: Sõttaminek
- Õpetus sõttaminejale (Instruction for one going to war)
- Kojutulek (Homecoming)
- Ainus vend soldatiks (Only brother conscripted)
- Sõjast koju tulek (Return from War)
- Soldati laul (Soldier's Song)
- Loojal lool (The creator's tale)
- Sõjalaul (War song)
- Sõjasõnumid (War news)
- Sõjamäng (War game)
- Sõjamehe l (Warrior's Song)
- Vahel vaene (Sometimes in poverty)
- Meri õues (Sea in the Yard)
- Sõjamehe surm (Warrior's Death)
- Kotkas kaare all (Eagle under the arch)
- Meri õue all (The sea by our yard)
- Luust sõrmus (Bone ring)
- Tina tihke, raud raske (Tin is dense, iron is heavy)
- Sõjameheks viidud (Taken off to war)
- Liisuvõtmine (Drawing lots)
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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.