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Folk song · 1938

Folk song from Karksi: “Ilus neiu kiigel”

A regilaul, the old Estonian runic song, sung by Mari Sarv in Karksi parish and recorded in 1938 for the Estonian Folklore Archives. In regilaul a lead singer sings each line and the others repeat it; the songs were passed on by ear for centuries, at work, at weddings and around the village swing.

Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today

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Regilaul, laulis Mari Sarv, Karksi kihelkond, salvestatud 1938. aastal Eesti Rahvaluule Arhiivi jaoks.

Map of the area around Folk song from Karksi: “Ilus neiu kiigel”
58.09772° N, 25.56294° E · Karksi parish · Map: Maa- ja Ruumiamet

Source: Eesti rahvamuusika antoloogia (Estonian Literary Museum, 2016); recording from the Estonian Folklore Archives. ↗

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