The focus of this paper will be placed on a detailed analysis of triumphant songs. However, to create a broader perspective of its understanding and meaning, it was necessary to refer to the conditions for their performance, i.e. the circumstances and situations in which they were performed. Therefore, the triumphal parade and special features closely related to it will be described. After having described a triumphal parade and similar ceremonies such as ovation and spolia opima, the prerequisites will be met in order to comprehend the main challenges of triumphant songs. At the beginning of the analysis, many sources will be mentioned which give us a useful insight about the nature of those humorous war poems, i.e. their performance and topics which were discussed. As a result, the analysis is broadened and the key for understanding triumphant poetry is created and, finally, all preserved triumphant poems will be listed. Firstly, they will be translated and explained, and afterwards, their metrics will be discussed. Furthermore, they will be placed in a certain time framework and their delicacy will be treated through linguistic analysis. Finally, the comparison of triumphant songs with other types of folk poems will be presented.