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Folk song · 1965

Folk song from Urvaste: “Rikka härg ja vaese vares”

A regilaul, the old Estonian runic song, sung by Helmi Vill in Urvaste parish and recorded in 1965 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 Helmi Vill, Urvaste kihelkond, salvestatud 1965. aastal Eesti Rahvaluule Arhiivi jaoks.

Map of the area around Folk song from Urvaste: “Rikka härg ja vaese vares”
57.91280° N, 26.54367° E · Urvaste parish · Map: Maa- ja Ruumiamet

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

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