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Meanings of folk ballad in English
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cançó tradicional Anonymous ballad passed along orally from generation to generation, often undergoing many changes.
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Examples for "folksong"
Examples for "folksong"
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So I sang the Russian folksong I learned in elementary school:
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This simple way of ending a poem Heine has in common with the folksong.
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Heine gave it its final form, in which it has practically become a folksong.
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This is not the only instance of Dylan performing an Irish folksong on the island.
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Father wants to hear that Devon folksong you're learning.
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The epitome of folk song, divested of nationalism, is shown in the following:
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In what sense can the song Raglan Road be considered a folk song?
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The folk song lies at the opposite pole from universal music.
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And anytime Gleeson is going to sing a folk song is a plus.
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It was still the old folk song, still the motley collection of instruments.
Usage of folk ballad in English
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The link between poetry and song, and especially between folk ballad and written poem, is unbroken.
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The Hill Country Corporate Choir recorded it a few years ago as part of their folk ballad series.
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A rich version of "John Henry," the archetypal American folk ballad, stands out in that genre.
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Richard Dawson opens his short, early-evening show at Rough Trade East with a traditional folk ballad, The Cruel Ship's Carpenter.
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Transcript Something that we're very inspired by are traditional and classic folk songs and folk ballads.
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Expect excellent insightful (if slightly abstract) confessional songs as well as some Appalachian folk ballads.
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As always, his tenuous voice is well-suited to these meandering folk ballads, whether they're weary guitar paeans (O!
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After that, Antonin Dvorak's fairy-tale tone-poem The Golden Spinning Wheel, which was inspired by the verse found in a collection of folk ballads, is performed.