Information through Songs and the Creation of Tradition

Abstract

Pripovedne pesmi so imele v iskanju nacionalnih reprezentacij izjemno pomembno vlogo, utemeljeno tudi v estetskem vrednotenju. Zapisi pesmi iz prve polovice 19. stoletja so bili osredotočeni na besedila, zato se je presoja ustvarjalcev pripovednih pesmi in njihovih nosilcev oblikovala na podlagi stanja iz časa, ko so bile te pesmi ohranjene le še na podeželju. Ta pogled se je skladal s predstavo o kmečkem prebivalstvu kot ustvarjalcu ljudskega izročila. Iskanje geneze pripovednih pesmi, oprto na družbene razmere, na dokaze o obstoju letakov, na besedilne in glasbene značilnosti pa kaže na to, da je bila ustvarjalnost določenih pripovednih pesmi v veliki meri profesionalna, oprta tudi na tisk. V času svojega nastanka so bile te pripovedne pesmi kot popularne pesmi odmevne tudi med mladino in tudi v mestnem okolju, kar kaže na pomen mest pri tem izročilu ne le v sodobnosti, temveč tudi v preteklosti.

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In the quest for ethnic identification, ballads played an exceptionally important role, which was also based on their aesthetic evaluation. Transcriptions of songs from the first half of the nineteenth century focused on the lyrics, and so the assessment of the creators of ballads and their bearers was shaped based on the situation when these songs were still only preserved in the countryside. This perspective was in line with the concept of the rural population as the creators of folk tradition. However, taking into account social circumstances, evidence regarding the existence of broadsides, and lyrical and melodic characteristics, it is clear that certain ballads were to a large extent created by professionals and also based on printed material. When they were being created, these ballads were also widespread among young people as popular songs and also in the urban environment, which points to the importance of towns in this tradition not only in the present, but also in the past.