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folk_song

folk song

See also: folksong

English

Alternative forms

folksong

Noun

folk song ‎(plural folk songs)

(music) A song, in any folk style, originating among ordinary people, usually non-professional musicians, and handed down by oral tradition.
(music) A song in the style of folk music, a modern genre of popular music.

Translations

song originating among the working people

Arabic: أُغْنِيَّة شَعْبِيَّة f ‎(ʾuḡniyya šaʿbiyya)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 民歌 (zh) ‎(míngē), 民謠 (zh), 民谣 (zh) ‎(mínyáo), 歌謠 (zh), 歌谣 (zh) ‎(gēyáo)
Finnish: kansanlaulu
French: chanson populaire f
German: Volkslied (de) n

Hungarian: népdal (hu)
Japanese: 民謡 ‎(みんよう, min'yō), フォークソング ‎(fōkusongu), 歌謡 ‎(かよう, kayō)
Korean: 민요 (ko) ‎(minyo) (民謠 (ko)), 포크송 ‎(pokeusong), 가요 (ko) ‎(gayo)
Russian: наро́дная пе́сня f ‎(naródnaja pésnja)
Swedish: folksång c
Vietnamese: dân ca (vi) (民歌)

song in this style

Chinese:
Mandarin: 民歌 (zh) ‎(míngē)
Finnish: folk-kappale
Karakalpak: halıq qosıg'ı

Russian: наро́дная пе́сня f ‎(naródnaja pésnja)
Swedish: folksång c
Vietnamese: dân ca (vi) (民歌)

Related terms

folk music

See also

Wikipedia has an article on Folk music