The Padise Manor

1641

his Estonian language wedding song was written for the wedding held at Padise in summer 1641 by the young Daniel Göbel, who came from the environs of Halle in Germany, studied theology at the University of Wittenberg and became pastor of Kirbla. By that time several rooms in the former monastery at Padise had been elegantly reconstructed, as can be seen in the eighth verse : „meil on nüüd luba / meil on üks tuba / üks kaunis säng ning eluhoon’ / – seepärast vilja / vara ning hilja / ma annan sul, öö aukroon“(we have a licence and we have a room, we have a beautiful bed and home, and that is why working early and late I will supply you with corn, queen of the night).

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The wedding song dedicated to the most noble, most gracious, most honourable and most manly Mr. Georg Lieven, the lord of Teenuse manor as the groom and the most noble, honourable and most virtuous maiden Anna Ramm as the bride, who is the marriageable daughter of the equally most noble, gracious and learned Mr. Thomas Ramm, Lord of Padise and Vihterpalu manors, the former Vice President of the Tartu Royal Court of Appeal, on the occasion of their wedding celebration held at the Padise manor with noble grandeur on 6 July, in the year 1641. Written by good friends. Printed at Heinrich Westphal’s, the printer of the Gymnasium in Tallinn

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The wedding song dedicated to the most noble, most gracious, most honourable and most manly Mr. Georg Lieven, the lord of Teenuse manor as the groom and the most noble, honourable and most virtuous maiden Anna Ramm as the bride, who is the marriageable daughter of the equally most noble, gracious and learned Mr. Thomas Ramm, Lord of Padise and Vihterpalu manors, the former Vice President of the Tartu Royal Court of Appeal, on the occasion of their wedding celebration held at the Padise manor with noble grandeur on 6 July, in the year 1641. Written by good friends. Printed at Heinrich Westphal’s, the printer of the Gymnasium in Tallinn

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The wedding song dedicated to the most noble, most gracious, most honourable and most manly Mr. Georg Lieven, the lord of Teenuse manor as the groom and the most noble, honourable and most virtuous maiden Anna Ramm as the bride, who is the marriageable daughter of the equally most noble, gracious and learned Mr. Thomas Ramm, Lord of Padise and Vihterpalu manors, the former Vice President of the Tartu Royal Court of Appeal, on the occasion of their wedding celebration held at the Padise manor with noble grandeur on 6 July, in the year 1641. Written by good friends. Printed at Heinrich Westphal’s, the printer of the Gymnasium in Tallinn.

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A bridal chest decorated with rich carved décor in Padise Manor, dating from the early 17th century. Photo before World War I