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Meaning of folk song | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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

Equivalents

العربية أُغْنِيَّة شَعْبِيَّة
Deutsch Volkslied
Ελληνικά λαϊκά
Español canción popular
Eesti rahvalaul
Suomi kansanlaulu kansansävelmä
Français chanson populaire
Galego cantiga
हिन्दी लोकगीत
Magyar népdal
Bahasa Indonesia dendang
Italiano canto popolare
日本語 フォークソング 歌謡 民謡
한국어 가요 민요 포크송
Latviešu tautasdziesma
Polski śpiewka
Русский наро́дная пе́сня
Svenska folkvisa
Türkçe deyiş türkü
Tiếng Việt dân ca

Examples

“Before my father, Hasidic music was mere folksong. He raised it to the level of art.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

folk story folk tale folk taxonomy folk way folk-blues folk-metal

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