folk song
A song, in any folk style, originating among ordinary people, usually non-professional…A song, in any folk style, originating among ordinary people, usually non-professional musicians, and handed down by oral tradition.
» I like folk songs.
Ich mag Volkslieder.
Я люблю народные песни.
Мне нравятся народные песни.
Мені подобаються народні пісні.
Я люблю народні пісні.
Meaning
3 sensesA song, in any folk style, originating among ordinary people, usually non-professional musicians, and handed down by oral tradition.
Volkslied
наро́дная пе́сняnaródnaja pésnja
наро́дна пі́сняnaródna písnja
(uncountable)Folk music
A song in the style of folk music, a modern genre of popular music.
Folksong
наро́дная пе́сняnaródnaja pésnja
- a song that is traditionally sung by the common people of a region and forms part of their culture
Examples
30 sentencesI like folk songs.
Мені подобаються народні пісні. — deniko
ruЯ люблю народные песни. — Selena777
deIch mag Volkslieder. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I don't like all of these folk songs.
deIch mag all diese Volkslieder nicht. — Esperantostern
Have you ever heard Tom sing folk songs?
I've been singing a lot of folk songs recently.
Tom taught his son how to sing many folk songs.
Translations
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Origin
From folk + song.From folk + song.
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Forms
plural: folk songsSynonyms
2 synonyms- a song that is traditionally sung by the common people of a region and forms part of their culture:folksongfolk ballad
Word family
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