Meaning and function of viburnum motives in folk songs from Warmia and Masuria

Znaczenie i funkcja motywu kaliny w warmińsko-mazurskich pieśniach ludowych

Abstract

_{https://doi.org/10.26485/RKJ/2018/65/5}

_{Article in Polish}

_{This article is an analysis of viburnum motives, which occurred in collection of Warmian and Masurian folk songs elaborated in XIX and XX century. The purpose of this study was to define meaning and function botanic vocabulary mentioned in folkloristic texts and to compare poetic representation of viburnum motif with its role in every-day-life and culture of Warmia and Masuria’s inhabitants. As it was from maintained analysis, motives of viburnum is used in songs of various functions: mimetic, object, symbolic and decorative, which means that the folk output and botanic themes are a valuable source of information about identity of rural population from Warmia and Masuria territories. Utilization of viburnum motif in folksongs is characteristic for its strong resemblance to empiric reality, in which the plant plays a great role in every-day-life and in immaterial culture.}