folk song en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From folk + song.
Meanings
- A song, in any folk style, originating among ordinary people, usually non-professional musicians, and handed down by oral tradition.
-
(uncountable) folk music
Before my father, Hasidic music was mere folksong. He raised it to the level of art.
2017, Velvel Pasternak, Behind the Music, Stories, Anecdotes, Articles and Reflections, page 190:
- A song in the style of folk music, a modern genre of popular music.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| folksong | alternative | lexicographic | |
| folk songs | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
Wikipedia has an article on Folk music · folk music
Translations (49)
sv folksång (song in this style) · et rahvalaul (song originating among the working people) · it canto popolare (song originating among the working people) · sl ljudska pesem (song originating among the working people) · uk наро́дна пі́сня (song originating among the working people) · vi dân ca (song in this style) · ka ხალხური სიმღერა (song originating among the working people) · gu લોકગીત (song originating among the working people) · ru наро́дная пе́сня (song in this style) · mk народна песна (song originating among the working people) · de Folksong (song in this style) · cmn 歌謠 /歌谣 (song originating among the working people) · ko 민요 (song originating among the working people) · tr türkü (song originating among the working people) · ja フォークソング (song originating among the working people) · hi लोकगीत (song originating among the working people) · lv tautas dziesma (song originating among the working people) · kaa halıq qosıg'ı (song in this style) · es canción popular (song originating among the working people) · be наро́дная пе́сьня (song originating among the working people) · de Volkslied (song originating among the working people) · cmn 民歌 (song originating among the working people) · vi dân ca (song originating among the working people) · gl cántiga (song originating among the working people) · kw kan werin (song originating among the working people) · ota تركی (song originating among the working people) · ru наро́дная пе́сня (song originating among the working people) · ko 포크송 (song originating among the working people) · fi kansanlaulu (song originating among the working people) · cmn 民歌 (song in this style) · hu népdal (song originating among the working people) · sv folksång (song originating among the working people) · fr chanson populaire (song originating among the working people) · be наро́дная пе́сня (song originating among the working people) · cs lidová píseň (song originating among the working people) · pl piosenka ludowa (song originating among the working people) · ar أُغْنِيَّةٌ شَعْبِيَّة (song originating among the working people) · gl canción popular (song originating among the working people) · ko 가요 (song originating among the working people) · sv folkvisa (song originating among the working people) · tr halk şarkısı (song originating among the working people) · ja 歌謡 (song originating among the working people) · cmn 民謠 /民谣 (song originating among the working people) · yue 民歌 (song originating among the working people) · pl piosenka ludowa (song in this style) · ja 民謡 (song originating among the working people) · fi folk-kappale (song in this style) · bg наро́дна пе́сен (song originating among the working people) · sk ľudová pieseň (song originating among the working people)