“A loach on the water” (A loach on the water ) is a Russian wedding song that was performed at the time of the arrival of the groom and the transfer of the bride to him on the wedding day. The song tells about the rite of transfer to the bridegroom (rite of abuse).
| Water loach | |
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| folk song | |
| Tongue | Russian |
| Famous Artists | Pelagia |
| Genre | ceremonial wedding |
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Description
Russian Siberian old-timers attached great importance to the performance of the song “Water loader” during the wedding ceremony, as in the minds of the participants the moment the bride was handed over to the groom was identified with the main idea of the wedding and symbolized the irreversibility of the action. The Old Believers of the Altai mountain district swearing replaced the wedding. After him, all those gathered went to the groom's house, where the bride’s winding ceremony was performed. Thus, the actual transfer of the bride to the bridegroom corresponds to the symbolic transition of the bride girl to the group of married women and to the bridegroom, which corresponds to the “rites of passage".
Thus, the rite of abuse is the central, turning point in the Russian folk wedding, performing in some cases a function that later became duplicated by the church / Christian wedding ceremony.
The performance of a song is usually strictly confined to the ceremony, and is performed only once at a wedding.
More than 50 song options are known, including 25 music recordings. The largest number of records falls on the region of the North and North-West of Russia. Less commonly, it is found in central Russia and the Volga region. In the south of Russia - only a few records. In Siberia, in areas of traditional residence of the old-residents, it is ubiquitous. Siberian variations most likely date back to the North Russian song tradition.
Variants of the song “Loach” are known for various reasons:
- A loach on water coils / A loach over water coils / A loach on a river coils / A loach on a river coils / A loach on a river coils / A loach on a water coils / A loach on a water of a dweller / A loach coils on a river / A no loom comes along / A dove over the water curls / The eagle curls over the water / Do not wash the goose on the raft.
- Water flows in the Volga / Water flows in the meadow / Water flows in the meadows / River flows in the Volga / River flows at the gates / Water flows in the river.
- No loach returns in the husks / Loaf spreads at the gate / The grass spreads out in the meadow / The garden spreads out on the mountain / The garden grows on the mountain / Hops grow in the garden / Hops fall on the lasso.
- The brother-in-law beats in front of his mother-in-law / Ivan at the gates, he walks.
The main plot situation: the son-in-law at the impassable gate asks for his narrow-minded; a horse is led out to him, a chest is taken out of which he refuses, and then a bride is led out. The main goal of this song is to create a certain ritual situation - transferring the bride to the groom on their wedding day.
In a single description, by A. M. Listopadov about the wedding customs of the Don Cossacks, the song was “played out”: when the bride’s farewell and blessing ceremony were in the chamber, “the bridegrooms, standing in the entrance, play“ A loach on the water ”. The song is sung demandingly, persistently, accompanied by war cries and a knock on the door. The bridegroom’s side no longer asks, but demands a “gift of his own - living goods”, promised by yesterday’s agreement, demanding the surrender of the fortress as a whole, and not just a “horse in the saddle” or a falcon. After the song, the mother-in-law gives the daughter to the groom [1] .
See also
- Song songs