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Meanings of folk song in English
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cançó tradicional A song that is traditionally sung by the common people of a region and forms part of their culture.
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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 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.
Usage of folk song in English
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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.
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That's an old Scottish folk song I learned from my dad.
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During our reception, Damir's best man sang a traditional folk song from the region.
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Fisherman's Blues I've never heard a better cheerful folk song.
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Because he'd written it on guitar, it was like a folk song at the time.
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McShee, meanwhile, gleefully introduces folk song after folk song about women left high and dry.
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The composer's widow sings an old Gypsy folk song that lulls its hearers to sleep.
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The composer's widow sings the old Gypsy folk song and it puts him to sleep.
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The folk song that truly represents a branch of American culture is the western cowboy song.
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They began to sing an old folk song.
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She was singing an old, traditional folk song.
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I believe she teaches very nicely; her specialties are folk song and wild flowers and country lore.