Published: 12.02.2026 10.02.2026

From a 19th-century hymnal. A song about Ewa Turkowa

Ewelina Maciąg-Szczepanik ORCID

Abstract

The aim of this article is to interpret the meaning of a 19th-century song by Jan Wilhelm Alexius, published in Pieśnioksięga czyli kancyonał gdański… (1803) [Songbook or Gdańsk Hymnal… (1803)], as a work of religious poetry and as a cultural text.

The major part of the article is devoted to discussing the connections between Alexius' song and the tradition of the Old and New Testaments, as well as the poetry and prose of 15th- and 16th-century authors. 

Keywords:

religious song, religious poetry, hymnal, Old Testament, New Testament, Psalms of David

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From a 19th-century hymnal. A song about Ewa Turkowa. (2026). Edukacja Muzyczna (Musical Education) , 20, 73-100. https://doi.org/10.16926/

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From a 19th-century hymnal. A song about Ewa Turkowa. (2026). Edukacja Muzyczna (Musical Education) , 20, 73-100. https://doi.org/10.16926/

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