Michael Andreaš

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Michael Andreaš , also Michael Andreash , (born September 28, 1762 in Feistritz im Rosental , † 1821 in St. Jakob im Rosental ) was a Slovenian poet .

Life

Michael Andreaš came from Carinthia and was the son of a farmer . Although he was inquisitive in his youth, he was unable to attend school because there was no school in the area. In contrast, he became a weaver . In order to train himself in this craft, he hiked to Sankt Jakob im Rosental . He crossed the German-speaking part of Carinthia, where he learned to read and the German language. He also learned to write in German and Slovenian. During the week he wove at this time, but on Sundays he wrote poetry. In 1821 he died in St. Jakob.

Act

Andreaš wrote his simple but profound poems every Sunday. He took material for this from his own life experiences, but also composed ecclesiastical songs of praise. He tried to fight prejudice and abuse among the people through these songs. He also composed the melodies himself, but was never trained in music. Belief in God also made him sing in the church choir. His songs were popular among the people and thus became folk songs. They were still sung in the middle of the 19th century, but not published collectively. A few of them were included in Matthias Ahazel's collection of Pesmepo Korôshkim ino Shtajarskim etc. (Klagenfurt 1833). Johann Gabriel Seidl translated two of these songs into German. Eight of Andreaš's songs have survived, the rest are lost.

literature

personal data
SURNAME Andreaš, Michael
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Andreash, Michael
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Slovenian poet
DATE OF BIRTH September 28, 1762
PLACE OF BIRTH Feistritz in the Rosental
DATE OF DEATH 1821
Place of death St. Jakob im Rosental