Folk song · 1961
Folk song from Karksi: “Mehetapja (Maielaul)”
A regilaul, the old Estonian runic song, sung by Greete Jents in Karksi parish and recorded in 1961 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
Eesti keeles
Regilaul, laulis Greete Jents, Karksi kihelkond, salvestatud 1961. aastal Eesti Rahvaluule Arhiivi jaoks.