A typical Lithuanian genre is raudos (lamentations), which are performed at sad, painful and tragic moments of life. The performer usually laments a person with whom he parts. It may be on the occasion of marriage, funeral, seeing off a soldier to war or a shepherd who is hired by a farmer.Let me know if you like these. They brighten up my day a little.
On page 60 I have run across a few riddles from ancient Lithuania.
- White cockerels are fighting on a red perch.
- Though it lies day and night it never rots.
- It passes through fire but does not burn, it passes through water but does not sink, it passes through straw but it does not rustle.
- It has a mouth of bone, a beard of flesh, it is born twice, dies once and is not afraid of the devil.
- The father of riddles lies in a pool.
- Upon breaking the ice you find silver, upon breaking silver you find gold.
- The father has not yet born, but the son has gone grey.
4 comentarios:
i really like all of this. the riddles are fantastic--and i do enjoy the random sentences. :D
hahaha, so weddings or farmers hiring shepherds are considered "sad, painful and tragic moments of life" in Lithuania?
Ironic isn't it? :D
I can see why weddings and farmers hiring shepherds would be sad... but maybe it's the way it's said that doesn't seem to make sense ;).
I really like these things that you post. It gives insight into Lithuanian culture in a unique way.
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