Recordings from the Estonian Folklore Archives 3

Anthology of Estonian Traditional Music

The Rich Man's Ox and the Poor Man's Crow

Helmi Vill Urvaste (1965)

Ülti siin ollõv suur talu,
kas´ke,
ülti ollõv rikas rahvas,
ülti neil ollõv palju raha,
ülti tappõv ää ärjä.
Õs saa süvvä, õs saa müvväk,
õs k´ül´ge k´üläle andak,
õs lapõt lat´silõ jakak,
pehmet liha perrele.

Veli mul tapp vana varõsõ,
sai süvväs, sai müvväk,
sai k´ül´g k´üläle andak,
sai lapõ latsilõ jakak,
pehme liha perrele.
Pudsaist tek´k poodiüü,
kaalakarvust noorõme kapuda,
nõnanut´ust näiu k´ängäk.

It was said there was a great farm here,
[chorus,]
it was said there was a rich folk,
it was said they had lots of money,
it was said they slaughtered a fine ox.
They weren't able to eat of it, they weren't able to sell it,
they weren't able to give a side of it to the village,
nor a bit of it for the children,
fresh meat for the family.

My brother, he slaughtered an old crow,
he was able to eat of it, he was able to sell it,
he was able to give a side of it to the village,
a bit of it for the children,
fresh meat for the family.
He fashioned a belt from its feathers,
from its neck feathers he made a young man's socks,
maiden's shoes from the tuft of its beak.

RKM, Mgn. II 1134 g < Võru raj., Antsla kn., Säre k. (Urvaste khk.) – H. Tampere Kirjandusmuuseumi ja Eesti Raadio ekspeditsioonil 1965. a. < Helmi Vill, 61-a.
[LP IV a 7; CD1-48].

Eesti rahvalaule ja pillilugusid.
Teaduslik antoloogia. Tekstid ja kommentaarid Herbert Tampere, Erna Tampere ja Ottilie Kõiva. Toimetanud Ingrid Rüütel. Tallinn, 1970.
[+ 5 LP-s: Firma “Meloodia” Tallinna Heliplaadistuudio]
Sound engineering and restoration Heino Pedusaar
Sound recordists Vaike Neeme, Tiiu Oja
Editor of recorded material Joann Juštšuk

Eesti rahvamuusika antoloogia.
Koostanud Herbert Tampere, Erna Tampere, Ottilie Kõiva. Helisalvestusi Eesti Rahvaluule Arhiivist 3. Tartu, 2003.
[3 CD-s and booklet]
Sound engineering and CD mastering Jaan Tamm
Editors Janika Oras (texts), Vaike Sarv (melodies), Ergo-Hart Västrik (translations)
English translation Harri Mürk
Transcription of music Vaike Sarv, Krista Sildoja
Music notation Edna Tuvi
Dialect consultations Ellen Niit, Andreas Kalkun
Commentaries and appendixes Janika Oras, Kadri Tamm, Liina Saarlo
Map AS Regio, Liina Saarlo
Photo design Indrek Tenno, Liina Saarlo
Design and lay-out Hele Hanson-Penu, AS Triip
Project co-ordinator Ergo-Hart Västrik

Eesti rahvamuusika antoloogia.
Online edition.
Editors Janika Oras, Kadi Sarv
English translation Kait Tamm (foreword to the online edition)
Selection of photographs to the online edition Liina Saarlo, photo design Andrus Kalkun
Project co-ordinator Risto Järv

The artwork of the online edition of the anthology is based on Christi Kütt’s tapestry “Wedding Guests” (2002).

The online edition was supported by Estonian Ministry of Education and Science (Project IUT22-4), Ministry of Culture (programme “Heliloomingu tellimine ja muusikaalased väljaanded”, Commissioning and publishing music) and Cultural Endowment of Estonia.



Publisher
Estonian Literary Museum Scholarly Press, 2016
℗ Estonian Literary Museum, 2016
ISBN 978-9949-586-00-4
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