folk song
noun
: a traditional or composed song typically characterized by stanzaic form, refrain, and simplicity of melody
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That meant to ban the Korean language, to ban Korean folk songs from being sung.
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Joan MacDonald, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2025
The reflection on language, image and sound also unfolds in the evolution of the voice-over, which turns into children’s cries, folk songs passed down from mother to child, and accounts of violence and sacrifice spoken tenderly.
—Cátia Rodrigues, Variety, 16 Aug. 2025
In 1920, the two spend a winter walking through the forests and islands of Maine, collecting folk songs in order to preserve them for future generations.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 24 July 2025
The rest of it was kind of boring: old folk songs that everybody sang.
—Jim Ryan, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025
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Joan MacDonald, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2025
The reflection on language, image and sound also unfolds in the evolution of the voice-over, which turns into children’s cries, folk songs passed down from mother to child, and accounts of violence and sacrifice spoken tenderly.
—Cátia Rodrigues, Variety, 16 Aug. 2025
In 1920, the two spend a winter walking through the forests and islands of Maine, collecting folk songs in order to preserve them for future generations.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 24 July 2025
The rest of it was kind of boring: old folk songs that everybody sang.
—Jim Ryan, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for folk song
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“Folk song.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/folk%20song. Accessed 26 Aug. 2025.
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