Dlaczego „Bogurodzicę” śpiewano w liturgicznym okresie Bożego Narodzenia?
Why Was “Bogurodzica” Sung during the Liturgy of Christmas?

Summary/Abstract: The multiplicity of interpretations of the lyric, which has not yet revealed all its mysteries, led to some resignation. Taking into account the hint given by T. Witczak that in case of stagnation we should explore older hypotheses, the authors of the article remind and confirm to the idea of Łoś that "Bogurodzica" functioned, according to its destination, in the times of the liturgy of Christmas and Jesus Christ’s Baptism. It is from this angle that they consider the theological meanings of the song paying special attention on the expressions which help to understand the context. Their grammatical and semantic analyses lead to confirmation of earlier attempts at reconstructing of the most difficult sentence from "Bogurodzica" – “U twego syna…” (“At your son…”) – which is given the meaning of “Matko wybrana przez Twego Syna, Maryjo, zyskaj Go nam, daj Go nam” (“Mother chosen by your Son, send Him to us, give Him to us”).

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