LITERARY AND FOLK LULLABY SONG OF THE AVARS: TRADITIONAL MOTIFS AND THEIR TRANSFORMATION

Abstract

The article uses examples of lullabies and dedicatory songs to examine the influence of folklore traditions on the work of Gamzat Tsadasa, and reveals the features of using folklore elements in the poet’s work. The researcher reveals the nature of the relationship between folklore and literature on the example of the poet’s works. The paper traces the transformation of traditional motifs of lullabies in the work of the national poet, the use of a number of folk-poetic comparisons, epithets, symbols, and well-wishes. The poet used both traditional images of scarecrows and kidnappers for children’s and lullabies, as well as positive images of poets, writers, shepherds, and agronomists. Lullabies have incorporated the history of the people, their centuries-old struggle, love for their native land, and the code of moral values. Lullabies are songs about work, hero worship and patriotic upbringing, modesty and kindness, respect for the elders and care for the younger ones; they are imbued with the motives of striving for freedom, a better life, and hope for a bright future.