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Remembered by people who were there · 07.1969

Mustjala and the other '-jala' villages of Saaremaa talk, 1969

Mustjala ja teised Saaremaa „jalad“ räägivad, 1969

Saaremaa has a cluster of parish and village names ending in -jala: Mustjala, Laimjala, Valjala, Kõljala, Anijala, Mändjala. In July 1969 two reporters went round them with a tape recorder, collecting stories and old songs. The longest talk is with Aleksander Kauber of Paja farm in Mustjala, who remembers the Mustjala landlord and the work of the village smiths, and sings. Others describe life in Laimjala, Valjala and Mändjala, and a Laimjala man tells Mustjala legends.

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

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Saaremaal on rida kihelkondade ja külade nimesid, mis lõpevad -jalaga: Mustjala, Laimjala, Valjala, Kõljala, Anijala, Mändjala. 1969. aasta juulis sõitsid kaks reporterit need magnetofoniga läbi ning kogusid jutte ja vanu laule. Pikim vestlus on Mustjala Paja talu Aleksander Kauberiga, kes meenutab Mustjala mõisnikku ja külasseppade tööd ning laulab. Teised kirjeldavad elu Laimjalas, Valjalas ja Mändjalas ning üks Laimjala mees räägib Mustjala muistendeid.

Map of the area around Mustjala and the other '-jala' villages of Saaremaa talk, 1969
58.45530° N, 22.23940° E · Map: Maa- ja Ruumiamet

Source: ERR Arhiiv RMARH-148142 ↗

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