레반트 지역 노랫말을 통해 본 레반트 인의 의식구조 연구

A Study on the Levant People’s Way of Thinking through the Texts of Songs

The domain of popular and folk music often provides insight into the psychological and social, cultural traits of a nation’s character. It means that one can often illustrate the spirit and beliefs of the people by studying the types of songs. This study is aimed to find the Levant people’s way of thinking through the texts of songs-focused on Syria & Lebanon-by classifying motifs of the songs, especially the religion, and social life and sex. The Syrian and Lebanese songs express happiness and sorrows and religious beliefs of the people. The song and music were used in emotional occasions such as love, the pains of the departure, and some social & political issues. We can say that Syrian and Lebanese people are usually in pursuit of Islamic virtues, and they keep balanced life between religious holiness and secularity