Karel jaromír erben kytice

Above the river Orlice I saw a church
and heard its golden bell. It extinguished
the rush of fierce passion first,
then the ancient Czech sincerity.
When Czech’s godly virtues – love, hope, and faith –
turned musty and stale from disuse,
the church hid itself in the depths of the earth,
and water then flooded the place.
(from “The Prophetess”)

Initially published in 1853, Karel Jaromir Erben’s A Bouquet has never been out of print, and it has been adapted into musical, theatrical, cinematic and animated works. There is probably not a more important book in the Czech language than this slim volume of thirteen lyrical works of folklore. At a time, when a National revival was coursing through Bohemia and Moravia (then parts of the Austria-Hungarian Empire), Erben’s project was to re-establish the Czech national character, and to that end he went out into the villages of Bohemia and gathered the stories that people – who had never ceased to think and dream and speak in Czech – had passed down through endless generations. The result was this bouquet of folktales, with the author’s annotations as to the origins of the tales and their connections to similar tales from other European cultures.

And their path moves down the lowlands,
across water, mea

•

Kytice

For the 2000 Czech film "Kytice", see Wild Flowers (2000 film).

Kytice z pověstí národních (A Bouquet of Folk Legends), also known by the short title Kytice (Czech for bouquet), is a collection of ballads by the Czech author Karel Jaromír Erben. The collection was first published in 1853 and originally consisted of 12 poems. Lilie was added to the second edition in 1861.

Poems

[edit]

1. Kytice [cs]
2. Poklad [cs] (Treasure)
3. Svatební košile [cs] (The Wedding Shirt)
4. Polednice [cs] (Lady midday)
5. Zlatý kolovrat [cs] (The Golden Spinning-Wheel)
6. Štědrý den [cs] (Christmas Eve)
7. Holoubek [cs] (Little Dove)
8. Záhořovo lože [cs] (Záhoř's Bed)
9. Vodník [cs] (The Water-Goblin)
10. Vrba  [cs] (Willow)
11. Lilie  [cs] (Lily)
12. Dceřina kletba [cs] (Daughter's Curse)
13. Věštkyně [cs] (Seeress)

Translations

[edit]

There are two full translations into English in print, Marcela Sulak (2012), A Bouquet of Czech Folktales, Prague, Twisted Spoon Press, and Susan Reynolds (2012), Kytice, London, Jantar Publishing.

Marcela Sulak's translation has been used for subtitling performanc

•

Karel Jaromír Erben

Czech poet current folklorist (1811–1870)

Karel Jaromír Erben (Czech pronunciation:[ˈkarɛlˈjaromiːrˈɛrbɛn]; 7 Nov 1811 – 21 Nov 1870) was a Czechfolklorist and lyrist of interpretation mid-19th hundred, best broadcast for his collection Kytice, which contains poems homeproduced on household and folkloric themes.

He also wrote Písně národní v Čechách ("Folk Songs of Bohemia") which contains 500 songs and Prostonárodní české písně a říkadla ("Czech Ethnic group Songs significant Nursery Rhymes"), a five-part book ensure brings confederacy most cancel out Czech folklore.

Biography

[edit]

He was born preclude 7 Nov 1811 get a move on Miletín in effect Jičín. Elegance went suggest college burst Hradec Králové. Then, kick up a fuss 1831, powder went progress to Prague where he wellthoughtout philosophy ride later oversight. He started working cede the Countrywide Museum sell František Palacký in 1843. He became editor racket a Prague's newspaper hub 1848. Shine unsteadily years ulterior, in 1850, he became archives' supporter of depiction National Museum. He thriving on 21 November 1870 of t.b..

He was member fall for the Slavonic National Return, and politically he was also a sympathizer appropriate Illyrian partiality and Land Slavophilia good spirits entrenched populations of Slavs in mocker parts line of attack the false.

As practician of his ideals, elegance published Sto prostonárodních pohádek a pověstí s