Prethodno priopćenje
https://doi.org/10.56954/bg.17.1.3
Theological analysis of the texts published by Nikola Buble in his book Vocal Folklore Music of Trogir and Donja Kaštela from 1875 to 1975
Ante Čarić
Sažetak
Nikola Buble was first and foremost an ethnomusicologist. However, it should be said that he was connected to the church and church music. His knowledge of church music, in addition to playing the organ, leading church choirs and vocal ensembles (klapa), and publishing several works and CDs related to church music, can also be observed through his master’s thesis, Vocal Folklore Music of Trogir and Donja Kaštela from 1875 to 1975. His master’s thesis was published in two volumes: Volume 1 (general introduction) and Volume 2, (musical examples), while 346 song texts were published in the journal Čakavska rič in 1990. Based on the theological analysis, the texts can be divided into »church folk songs« (48 texts) and »other texts« (298 texts). In this paper, the emphasis is on »other texts« because we wanted to investigate how theology took root and was perceived among the people. Three basic religious traditions can be seen in the texts: a) Christian, b) Ancient-Old Slavic and c) Islamic tradition (in several songs) through the concept of the soul. The Ancient-Old Slavic faith is most evident in the concept of a fairy who, in the folk songs, was transformed from a mythological-religious being into a real girl. Apart from church songs, God, as a Christian monotheistic God, is mentioned 36 times, while Jesus Christ is mentioned in the carols only twice. This expression in the carols is very significant because it summarises the entire Christian Christology. There are two secular texts that can be related to the faith in God the Father or in the Holy Spirit. In most cases, God is mentioned in the so-called aspiration and ejaculatory prayers, but there are also excellent examples of supplication prayers. In Christian eschatology, the dominant concept is heaven. It usually has a figurative meaning and is associated with specific people the songs are about. The theological-anthropological concepts of angel and soul are used in about twenty texts. The concept of angel, like the concept of heaven, has the most meaning in real persons. The concept of soul took on an emotional meaning in relation to a concrete person. Sacraments that can be perceived are baptism, confirmation, confession, ordainment and marriage. Besides love, which is the topic of almost all songs, 13 songs directly mention fidelity or infidelity. Mention of holiness and saints is also a characteristic of Christian speech and can be found in a dozen texts. It can be concluded that the texts from Buble’s work abound in theological and moral concepts, which shows the relatively strong roots of Christianity among the people.
Ključne riječi
Buble, Trogir, text of the klapa song, theological analysis, prayer, fairy, heaven, angel.
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286808
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Datum izdavanja:
8.12.2022.
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