CONTEMPORARY ETNOGRAPHY OF ORAL AND FOLK SONGS AND PAREOMIOGRAPHY IN THE SINJ REGION

Rad se temelji na vlastitim terenskim zapisima pjesama, molitva i priča karakterističnih za područje sinjske krajine. Pisan je s ciljem da se osvrnemo na našu prošlost i istražimo običaje, tradicije i pjesme ispjevane o stvarnom životu koje nose veliku mudrost sa sobom i da riječi sačuvaju ono što je prošlo. Sinjski kraj ima bogatu povijest iz koje se razvila bogata usmena književnost. Sinjani se diče Čudotvornom Gospom Sinjskom i s ponosom spominju kako ih je njihova Gospa obranila od Osmanlija. Kao spomen na junački otpor sinjskih vitezova i slavnu Gospinu pobjedu, svake se godine u mjesecu kolovozu održava viteška igra Alka. U ovom radu prikazane su pjesme posvećene nebeskoj zaštitnici Sinjana i viteškim junacima Alkarima kao i priče u kojima se opisuje čudesna obrana Sinja. One se prenose već stoljećima s generacije na generaciju i svaki ih stanovnik sinjskog kraja zna. Navedene su i druge pjesme i molitve koje su se pjevale i molile u večernjim satima u krugu obitelji, a koje su karakteristične za taj kraj.The paper is based on the field records of songs, prayers and stories characteristic of the Sinj region. It is written with the aim of looking back at our past and exploring customs, traditions and songs sung about real life that carry great wisdom, and also the aim of the paper is to preserve by words what has passed. The Sinj region has a rich history from which a rich oral literature has developed. The people of Sinj are proud of Miraculous Lady of Sinj and proudly indicate how their Lady defended them from the Ottomans. As a memorial to the heroic resistance of the knights of Sinj and the glorious victory of Our Lady, every year in August the knight's game Alka is held. This paper presents poems dedicated to the heavenly patron saint of Sinj and the knightly heroes Alkari, as well as stories describing the miraculous defense of Sinj. They have been passed down for centuries from generation to generation and every inhabitant of the Sinj area knows them. There are other songs and prayers that were sung and prayed in the evening in the family circle, and which are characteristic of the area