Traditional Music,
Song Games and Dances
of Muhu Island

Girlie girl (a dance with a song accompaniment)

Folk dance group “Ätses” and folk music band “Laulusõbrad”

(1994)

Neiukene noorukene, ilus oled sa,
:,: kui ma naabri pulmapidul sõitsin sinuga. :,:

Läbi kena kasemetsa viis siis meie tee,
:,: seda viisi laulis ööbik, laulis sinule. :,:

Vaikselt sulle, neiukene, tahtsin ütelda,
:,: jää sina ikka süitaks puhtaks mulle õitsema. :,:

Aga hobu tõmbas kähku, vanker vieres nii,
:,: sõnad sulasivad suhu, jäivad pooleli. :,:

Varsti saatus mõneks ajaks kodumaalt viis mind,
:,: tulles tagasi ma tahtsin tervitada sind. :,:

Aga sa ei õitsnud enam ega naernud ka,
:,: väsind elumuredele olid närtsind sa. :,:

The sheet music and words see also song no. 17.

Folk dance group “Ätses” and music band “Laulusõbrad”: Herje Vilto, born 1960; Mihkel Mereäär, born 1964; Vello Tikerpalu, born 1940; Leena Peegel, born 1963; Indrek Keert, born 1957; Aivo Opp, 1957–2009. Recorded by I. Rüütel, R. Murusalu, R. Lillma, E. Potter in 1994. FAV 256.

Publication

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Traditional Music, Song Games and Dances of Muhu Island

Online edition

Editors Janika Oras, Kadi Sarv
Translation into English Inna Feldbach, Olga Ivaškevitš
Project co-ordinator Risto Järv
Web design Lorem Ipsum
Cover photo “Kuivastu Harbour in the early 20th century. Steamship “General Suvortsev” (on the left) and Muhu sailboat uisk (on the right)”. 1910–1919, Saaremaa Museum, SM F 3761:1514 F.

Published materials originate from following archives: Estonian Folklore Archives of Estonian Literary Museum, Estonian National Museum, Saaremaa Museum, Film Archives of National Archives and Estonian Film Institute.

We would like to thank the following contributors for their help in personal information specification: Mihkel Jürisson, Martin Kivisoo, Meelis and Marti Mereäär, Muhu Pärandikool, Helmut Noot, Airi Nõmm, Leena Peegel, Ago Rullingo, Irena Tarvis, Heiske Tuul, Tiiu Tuust, Kadri Tüür and Viia Väli.

Sponsors of the web publication

Ensemble Trad.Attack!
Ministry of Education and Research (IUT22-4)
The European Union through the European Regional Development Fund (Centre of Excellence in Estonian Studies)
The Cultural Endowment of Estonia

Publisher

ELM Scholarly Press, 2018
© and ℗ Estonian Literary Museum, 2018
© Ingrid Rüütel
ISBN 978-9949-586-77-6

Online edition is based on

Muhu rahvamuusikat, laulumänge ja tantse
[Traditional Music, Song Games and Dances of Muhu Island]

Collected and compiled by Ingrid Rüütel.
Recordings from the Estonian Folklore Archives 9. Tartu 2015

[CD, DVD and textbook]
Sound production and CD mastering Jaan Tamm
DVD editing and mastering Jaan Kolberg
Editor Janika Oras
Translation into English Inna Feldbach
Language editors Olga Ivaškevitš, Kadri Tamm
Design Krista Saare
Print Kruul
Replication Baltic Disc AS

Rüütel, Ingrid. Muhumaa laule ja lugusid. Mis on jäänud jälgedesse II
[The Songs and Tales of Muhu Island. What Remains in Our Traces II]

Tartu: ELM Scholarly Press 2016

Editor Asta Niinemets
Music transcription Janika Oras, Ingrid Rüütel, Ludmilla Toon
Notation editing Ingrid Rüütel, Edna Tuvi
Sheet music graphics Edna Tuvi
Texts transcription Erna Tampere, Riina Rehe, Alviine Schmuul, Ingrid Rüütel
Dialectic texts editor Alviine Schmuul
Translation of summary Inna Feldbach
Layout and design Krista Saare
Print Greif