Ballad and balladic characteristics in Jacek Kaczmarski’s poetry set to music

Abstract

The article concerns selected aspects of genre of ballade and ballada form in singing poetry by Jacek Kaczmarski. The main object of analysis are some lyrics of this author (The Cow, The Ballad on Exclamations, The Ballad on the Burnt Synagogue), in the sphere of the text as well as the guitar and piano music.