Znaczenie i funkcja motywu lilii w warmińsko-mazurskich pieśniach ludowych

Abstract

This presentation is an analysis of lily motives, which occurred in collection of Warmian and Masurian folk songs elaborated in 19th and 20th century. The purpose of this study was to define meaning and function of botanic vocabulary mentioned in folkloristic texts and to compare poetic representation of lily motif with its role in everyday life and culture of Warmia’s and Masuria’s inhabitants. As it was deducted from maintained analysis, the folk output and botanic themes are a valuable source of information about identity of rural population from Warmia and Masuria territories. Utilization of lily motif in folksongs is characteristic for its strong resemblance to empiric reality, in which the plant plays a great role in everyday life and in immaterial culture.