Carols from Southeastern Gorenjsko in the Notes of the Committee for the Collection of Slovenian Folk Songs

Abstract

Na podlagi ohranjenih zapisov koledniških pesmi iz zapuščine Odbora za nabiranje slovenskih narodnih pesmi (OSNP) želi avtorica ugotoviti tipologijo koledovanj na območju jugovzhodne Gorenjske pred sto leti. V Kamniku se je poleg trikraljevskega koledovanja ohranilo zelo veliko božičnih kolednic, ki po svoji strukturi dokazujejo, da so večinoma okrnjene oblike nekdanjih cerkvenih koled. Te kolednice so peli otroci. Na skrajnem jugovzhodnem Gorenjskem, v zaledju slamnikarske industrije, so koledovali odrasli moški, in sicer predvsem v času od božiča do sv. treh kraljev, ohranjene pa so bile tudi sledi koledovanja ob kresu in za florjanovo. Koledovanje na tem območju ni bilo odsev družbenih razločkov, kot je veljalo za Kamnik, temveč predvsem izraz medsebojne povezanosti ljudi v tem okolju in večje vezanosti na izročilo, ki ju je omogočilo pletenje slamnatih kit po domovih.

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Based on the still-preserved notes on Committee carols written down by the Sfor the Collection of Slovenian Folk Songs (OSNP) the paper examines the typology of caroling in the area of southeastern Gorenjsko a century ago. Aside from Epiphany carols the town of Kamnik had a number of Christmas carols, sung by children, whose structure shows that most of them had been shortened versions of former church hymns. In the extreme southeast area of Gorenjsko, a rural area with a long tradition of straw hat-making, carolers were grown men. Even though carols were usually sung during the period between Christmas and Epiphany, it is evident from the notes that some were sung on Midsummer Day and on St. Florian’s Day. While the caroling in Kamnik clearly reflected social differences caroling in this part of Gorenjsko, on the other hand, reflected the closeness and interdependence of local residents and their close ties with tradition, both of which were possible because of the straw hat-making cottage industry that enabled villagers to braid straw in their own homes.