folk song

See also: folksong

English

Alternative forms

folksong

Etymology

folk +‎ song

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.

Related terms

folk 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)
Cornish: kan werin f
Finnish: kansanlaulu
French: chanson populaire f
Galician: canción popular f
Georgian: ხალხური სიმღერა (xalxuri simɣera)
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)
Latvian: tautas dziesma f
Polish: piosenka ludowa f
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)

See also

Wikipedia has an article on Folk music

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