Интерпретация образ ивы в узбекских фолклоре рустамова Гавхар Бахроновна

Research methods

The article examines the origins of the concepts of belief in trees, their unique artistic interpretation, symbolic representation on the basis of historical-comparative methods.

The main part

In the samples of Uzbek folk songs about trees, along with the images of poplar, maple, spruce, walnut, pomegranate, mulberry, the poetic image of the willow has a special place. The image of Willow is found not only in folk songs, but also in proverbs, riddles, legends, fairy tales and epics, which in this sense can be recognized as one of the unique artistic images in Uzbek folklore. The Explanatory Dictionary of the Uzbek Language explains the word “willow” as follows: ). ”[6.136-137] Among our people there are such types of willow as black willow, willow, sambit willow.

In Uzbek folk lyrics, the poetic image of the willow is very diverse and has risen to the level of a poetic symbol. The lyrical song emphasizes the symbolic significance and artistic and aesthetic functions of the willow. The poetic image of the willow has become a symbol under the influence of ancient beliefs, the cult of trees. If we pay attention to the genres of Uzbek folk ceremonial folklore among our people, in almost all of them the image of a tree is one of the leading images.