volkslied

[ fawlks-leet ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural volks·lied·er [fawlks, -, lee, -der].

Volkslied

/ ˈfɔlksliːt /

From German

literally: folk song

With shouts of joy, and singing the "Volkslied," they rode out to occupy the nek.

She felt excited by the grandeur of the situation, and, in the pauses of the wind, sang low some wild German Volkslied.

Even the human inhabitants do not sing here, and on these melancholy coasts the strain of a volkslied is never heard.

Some one was striking the preliminary chords of a volkslied on his favorite instrument, a Rhaetian variation of the zither.

Humperdinck's melody is founded upon the Volkslied, and he uses at least one nursery tune with charming effect.

April 19, 2024tortuous

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