Baldanders
Baldander is an extremely changeable fabulous figure , which seems to have the characteristics of a chameleon and a proteus .
Originally a literary creation by Hans Sachs (1494–1576), Baldanders became known primarily through the fantastic picaresque novel Simplicius Simplicissimus (1668) by Grimmelshausen . In it, the protagonist comes across a stone figure in a forest that represents a god from an old Germanic temple. When he touches the figure with his finger, she says that it is Baldander ("each time a different one") and takes the shape of a person, an oak, a sow, and notably a sausage, a meadow overgrown with clover, a flower, a tapestry and a number of other things. In the end, Baldanders becomes a person again to teach Simplicius in various skills - including speaking to inanimate things.
Even Jorge Luis Borges into the out by him in 1974 bestiary El libro de los seres imaginarios a Baldanders.
Based on Hans Sachs' creation, the group Ougenweide composed the song Bald Anders , in which the character Baldander plays the leading role. Baldander symbolizes the constant change to which the world and thus people are subject. Furthermore, the song represents the change in the individual that accompanies this change. As a core message, the song expresses the positive hopes associated with change. The song was covered by ASP in 2011 .
literature
- Norbert Borrmann: Lexicon of monsters, ghosts and demons . Berlin 2000. ISBN 3-89602-233-4