The Image of the Sacred in the Songs of Young People in Zaolzie
The subject of the present paper are the lyrics of the songs sung by Catholic youth from Zaolzie or, more precisely, the emerging image of the sacred (God, Jesus, Mary and man's attitude towards the sacred), which is presented to young people in borderland areas. The research method used to...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Cracow Tertium Society for the Promotion of Language Studies
2020-06-01
|
| Series: | Półrocznik Językoznawczy Tertium |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://journal.tertium.edu.pl/index.php/JaK/article/view/165 |
| Summary: | The subject of the present paper are the lyrics of the songs sung by Catholic youth from Zaolzie
or, more precisely, the emerging image of the sacred (God, Jesus, Mary and man's attitude
towards the sacred), which is presented to young people in borderland areas. The research
method used to analyse the collected material is based on the methodology of the linguistic
picture of the world. The image of the sacred in Polish and Czech songs in Zaolzie contains
the generally known image of God, Jesus and Mary. God is above all good, almighty,
eliminates sins, is infinite, is a father and guardian for man, and man should love him as the
Creator. Similarly, Jesus is merciful and through him leads the way to God and salvation.
Mary, on the other hand, is worshipped primarily as the Mother of Jesus and Mother of us,
people. This generally known image of the sacred is repeated and consolidated thanks to the
songs. Polish and Czech texts do not differ significantly from each other in the general
presentation of the sacred and its image, but we can notice some differences, such as references to Mary as the Queen of Poland, and the generally stronger picture of Mary in Polish texts. |
|---|---|
| ISSN: | 2543-7844 2543-7844 |