Živana Antonijević

Deceased Person

– 1822

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Who was Živana Antonijević?

Živana Antonijević or Blind Živana was Serbian storyteller, female gusle player and one of the most important sources for Serbian epic poetry recorded by Vuk Karadžić. Vuk would always distinguish between pjevaći stvaraoci and pjevaći prenosioc. Živana Antonijević, along with her three other female gusle players and composers, Jeca, Slepa Stepanija, and another unnamed woman, were in the creative category.

Živana was one of favorite women singers of Vuk Karadžić who published seven songs recorded from her:

⁕Како се крсно име служи

⁕Ко крсно име слави оном и помаже

In both of these songs Živana refers to an old folk belief i.e. that the patron saint hovers over the shoulder of his protégé, and acts accordingly.

⁕Marko Kraljević and Alil-Aga

Here Živana talks of the holy duty of pobratismo. When Alil-Aga realizes that he is going to lose and will have to pay with his life, he pleads to Marko to accept his pledge of 'brother-unto-God'. Both men become brothers for life.

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1822

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on July 23, 2013

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