Some of the background detail in the paintings is unfathomable. At some point, we see on the right hand side a human figure suspended from a tree branch high up in the air. The bandurist/lute player pays it no heed. WTF? Beautiful tenor voice and very complex melody artfully done, though.
—It’s a Tartar. Some old paintings of сossaсk Mamay show him after the battle. So, it’s defeated enemy hanging down the trees. The text of thas song is also interesting – kozak’s mother throw’s him out of home with damnations. She says: “Orda (Horde) should take (capture) you… Turks should capture you… Lyakhy (Poles) should capture… Moskals should…” etc And he answers each time: “They know me well and they are good fellows of mine”—
Some of the background detail in the paintings is unfathomable. At some point, we see on the right hand side a human figure suspended from a tree branch high up in the air. The bandurist/lute player pays it no heed. WTF? Beautiful tenor voice and very complex melody artfully done, though.
You’re right! It’s a repeated image. I need to find someone to tell me what it mean.
Andrii:
—It’s a Tartar. Some old paintings of сossaсk Mamay show him after the battle. So, it’s defeated enemy hanging down the trees. The text of thas song is also interesting – kozak’s mother throw’s him out of home with damnations. She says: “Orda (Horde) should take (capture) you… Turks should capture you… Lyakhy (Poles) should capture… Moskals should…” etc And he answers each time: “They know me well and they are good fellows of mine”—