This article analyzes the semantic and poetic characteristics of symbols used in Uzbek folk lyrical songs. The study explores the concept of the symbol within lyrical poetics and distinguishes it from metaphor and simile. Based on examples of key symbolic images — such as birds, plants, natural phenomena, and color symbolism — the paper reveals their artistic and functional significance. The research also examines the main types of symbols — “core” (constant) and “contextual” (situational) — as well as their variability and polysemy perceived by the listener. The article aims to identify the symbolic system of Uzbek folk lyrics and to uncover its aesthetic and spiritual foundations.

lyrical songs, symbol, semantics, poetics, core symbol, contextual symbol, folk lyrics, bird symbolism, nature imagery, color symbolism, folklore studies, aesthetic analysis.

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