Recordings from the Estonian Folklore Archives 3
The Swing Wants Mittens
Marie Sepp Kolga-Jaani (1937)
Mis sina kihad, meie kiike,
kiikejääle,
mis sina ägad, meie häl´li?
Kiike kihab kindahaida,
äl´li äida säärepaelu,
aluslauda handemida.
Oot, oot, kiige, no-noh, kiige,
las mo õde saab mehele,
las mo venda võtab naese,
õde saab sõjapäälikulle,
vend võtab vene karjanaese,
siis saab kiige kindahaida,
aluslauda handemida,
äl´li häida säärepaelu.
What are you all a-flutter for, swing,
[chorus,]
what are you groaning about, rocker?
The swing is all a-flutter for mittens,
the rocker is groaning to get good garters,
the bottom-board wants a gift.
Wait, just wait, oh swing, well now, swing,
let my sister be married,
let my brother wed a wife,
sister will be married to a warlord,
brother will wed a Russian herder woman,
then the swing will get mittens,
the bottom boards will get gifts,
the rocker will get good garters.
ERA, Pl. 49 B1 < Kolga-Jaani khk., Soosaare v. – H. Tampere, A. Pulst Riigi Ringhäälingus 1937. a. < Marie Sepp, 74-a.
[LP II b 4; CD1-25]. Viidang 1997, 19.
Introduction to the Publication 
- Singers and Musicians (by counties)
- Jukk Akermann
- Liis Alas
- Eleena Animägi
- Kadri Asu
- Marie Helimets
- Otto Hiiop
- Liina Irdt
- Ann Ismael
- Hendrik Jantson
- Greete Jents
- Kristjan Joakit
- Mart Kaasen
- Liidia Kampus
- Liina Kaskmann
- Lisette Kautlenbach
- Hella Keem
- Ruuben Kesler
- Jaagup Kilström
- Mari Kilu
- Kristjan Kiviloo
- Maria Koert
- Minna Kokk
- Joosep Kotkas
- Helene Kukk
- Kadri Kukk
- Jaak Kõdar
- Anna Köster
- Liisa Kümmel
- Miina Lambot
- Albert Lauri
- Miina Leht
- Anna Lindvere
- Selma Lätt
- Aleksander Maaker
- Mart Männimets
- August Müürsepp
- Ottilie Niinemägi
- Sido Nikit
- Liisu Orik
- Helmi Ots
- Juuli Ott
- Anna Paalberg
- Julius Paas
- Ann Rammo
- Jaan Rand
- Mari Sarv
- Marie Sepp
- Reet Sutt
- Hindrek Tamm
- Liisu Tamp
- August Teppo
- Mihkel Tiitus
- August Tina
- Mihkel Toom
- Anne Vabarna
- Pauline Vapper
- Nikita Vassil
- Kindlus Viin
- Osvald Viin
- Helmi Vill
- Oskar Visnapuu
- Marta Vist
Songs, Game Songs and Instrumental Tunes
Herding Shouts and Songs
- 1. Hoots (Suure-Jaani)
- 2. Shouts (Kolga-Jaani)
- 3. Drive the Herd Over Here! (Kodavere)
- 4. Drive the Herd Over Here! (Karksi)
- 5. Drive the Herd Over Here! (Sangaste)
- 6. Sun, Come On Out! (Karksi)
- 7. The Herd Is Far Away (Setu)
Harvest Songs
- 8. Meadows for the Herds to Wander On (Kolga-Jaani)
- 9. Field for the Birds (Karksi)
- 10. Bidding Hands to Work (Setu)
- 11. Sizzle, Precious Sickle! (Muhu)
Domestic Chores
Songs for Calendar and Feast Days
Calendar Songs
- 16. Martinmas Song (Jõelähtme)
- 17. St. Catherine’s Day Song (Tõstamaa)
- 18. St. Catherine’s Day Song (Karksi)
- 19. Flax for the Sliders! (Tori)
- 20. Flax for the Sliders! (Kihnu)
- 21. Come to the St. John’s Bonfire! (Kolga-Jaani)
Swinging Songs
Lullabies and Children’s Songs
Lullabies
- 28. Come, Sleep, onto the Child’s Brow! (Kihnu)
- 29. Let the Cradle Rock! (Kuusalu)
- 30. Servants of Slumber
- 31. Grew into a Herder! (Setu)
Nursery Songs
- 32. Riding to Riga (Anna)
- 33. The Titmouse (Halliste)
- 34. The Dog Goes to Keep the Herd (Halliste)
- 35. Animals at Work (Kanepi)
Children’s Songs
Wedding Songs
- 42. The Maiden Is Not at Home (Kuusalu)
- 43. The Bride Leaves Her Father’s Home (Kuusalu)
- 44. A Bride Has to Be Conscientious (Mustjala)
- 45. When Are We Going to Get There? – Ride on This Way – The Silken Ones Are Coming (Tõstamaa)
- 46. Eat, Kinfolk! (Tõstamaa)
- 47. The Brother’s Meadows (Karksi)
- 48. The Rich Man’s Ox and the Poor Man’s Crow (Urvaste)
- 49. Better to Be on a Log than in Bed with a Young Man (Hargla)
- 50. The Groom is Brought to the Table (Setu)
- 51. Adorn Yourself, Brother! (Setu)
- 52. The Bride’s Lament to Her Brother (Setu)
Laments for the Dead
Song and the Songster
- 55. Sing! (Tõstamaa)
- 56. The Songster’s Childhood (Põlva)
- 57. Songs Learned at Work (Kolga-Jaani)
- 58. The Sad Songster (Kuusalu)
- 59. A Forest Stands Between the Maidens (Karksi)
Home, Youth, Love
- 60. Mother’s Teachings (Karksi)
- 61. The Cleanliness of the Vessels (Anna)
- 62. I Know an Indifferent Maiden (Põlva)
- 63. The Lying Groom (Kuusalu)
- 64. A Cabin for the Bride to Sleep In (Kanepi)
- 65. The Timid Suitor (Tori)
Orphans, Slaves
- 66. A Bird Came to Comfort Me (Kanepi)
- 67. One’s Own Mother and a Step Mother Wait at Home (Hargla)
- 68. The Food of One’s Own Mother and a Stepmother (Urvaste)
- 69. Slaves Toiling at Night (Tõstamaa)
- 70. The Serf’s Work Week (Muhu)
- 71. Revenge on the Lords (Kolga-Jaani)
Nature, Work, Fun, Mockery
- 77. Creation (Tõstamaa)
- 78. Seeking the Brush (Kihnu)
- 79. At Mother’s Grave Side (Kolga-Jaani)
- 80. Just a Kiss (Kolga-Jaani)
- 81. The Husband Slayer (The Song of Maie) (Karksi)
- 82. The Daughter Slayer (Haljala)
- 83. The Drunkard is Called back Home (Hargla)
- 84. The Lost Geese (Karksi)
- 85. The Brother’s War Tale (Kolga-Jaani)
- 86. Flight of the Recruit (Jõelähtme)
- 87. The Taskmaster and the Serf (Kodavere)
- 88. Sash Weaving (Setu)
- 89. The Grinding Stone (Setu)
- 90. The Ship Game (Jõelähtme)
- 91. The Horse Game (Urvaste)
- 92. The Hawk Game (Tori)
- 93. The Doll Game (Karksi)
- 94. The King Game (Tori)
- 95. The Minstrel Game (Urvaste)
- 96. The Goose Game (Jõelähtme)
- 97. The Gate Game (Sangaste)
- 98. The Finger Binding Game (Sangaste)
- 99. Buckhorn: “Off to Eat” (Karula)
- 100. Herder’s horn (Setu)
- 101. Alderwood horn (Tori)
- 102. Duct flute: “David's Polka” (Jõhvi)
- 103. Reed pipe with horn (Setu)
- 104. Reed pipe: “Juss the Piper's Waltz Tune” (Emmaste)
- 105. Bagpipe: “Kerchief Dance” (Kuusalu)
- 106. Jew’s harp: “Rand’s Waltz Tune” (Kirbla)
- 107. Bowed harp: “The Wolf on the Other Side of the Bog” (Estonian waltz) (Lääne-Nigula)
- 108. Violin duet: “Tune from Harju County” (Estonian waltz) (Tori)
- 109. Violin duet: “Polka” (Tori)
- 110. Violin duet: “Vir-ver-vidis” (polka) (Urvaste)
- 111. Estonian psaltery: “A Mouse Hopped” (Tartu-Maarja)
- 112. Estonian psaltery: “Jog” (Halliste)
- 113. Estonian psaltery and leaf instrument: “Building Bee Polka” (Kanepi)
- 114. Estonian accordion: “An Old Polka from the Village of Loosu” (Põlva)
- 115. Village band: “Wedding Polka” (Kanepi)