Živana_Antonijević

Živana Antonijević

Živana Antonijević

Serbian storyteller and gusle player

Živana Antonijević or Blind Živana (died in Zemun in 1828) was Serbian storyteller, gusle player (Serbian: guslar) and one of the most important sources for Serbian epic poetry recorded by Vuk Karadžić.

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Živana was one of favorite women singers of Vuk Karadžić[1] who published seven songs recorded from her:

  • How the Christened name is served (Serbian: Како се крсно име служи)
  • He who celebrates the Christened name is helped by it (Serbian: Ко крсно име слави оном и помаже)
  • Marko Kraljević and Alil-Aga (Serbian: Марко Краљевић и Алил-ага)
  • Marko Kraljević and the twelve Moors (Serbian: Марко Краљевић и дванаест Арапа)
  • Perilous Bogdan and voivode Dragija (Serbian: Љутица Богдан и војвода Драгија)
  • Vučko Ljubičić
  • Nahod Momir

Some other songs are also recorded from her, including:

  • Marko and the vila (Serbian: Марко Краљевић и вила)
  • The unfaithful wife of Grujica (Serbian: Невјера љубе Грујичине)
  • The Wedding of Todor of Stalać (Serbian: Женидба Тодора од Сталаћа)

Jelisaveta Marković (Blind Jeca), who was also a blind storyteller (one of four whose songs were recorded by Karadžić) was Živana's apprentice.[2]

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References

  1. [1]
    Hawkesworth, Celia (2000). Voices in the Shadows: Women and Verbal Art in Serbia and Bosnia. Central European University Press. p. 53. one of Karadzic's favored women singers, Blind Zivana,
  2. [2]
    Hawkesworth, Celia (2000). Voices in the Shadows: Women and Verbal Art in Serbia and Bosnia. Central European University Press. p. 53. Karadžić collected songs from four blind women singers: Živana, Jeca (who was Živanas pupil) Stepanija and unnamed blind singer from northern Serbia
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