volkslied
Americannoun
plural
volksliedernoun
Etymology
Origin of volkslied
From German
Example Sentences
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Elsewhere, the composer Alvin Singleton — a distinguished elder whose works are too rarely heard in mainstream concert halls — finally gets a premiere recording of a 1997 composition, “Ein Kleines Volkslied.”
From New York Times
The same idea is found in a little German Volkslied: Wir wellen uns pawen ein heuselein Und unser sel ain klosterlein, Jesus Crist sol der maister sein, Maria jungfraw die schaffnerein.
From Project Gutenberg
He was influenced both by Uz and Klopstock, but his love for the Volkslied and his delight in nature preserved him from the artificiality of the one poet and the unworldliness of the other.
From Project Gutenberg
Yes," she responded, with tremulous agitation, "with that Volkslied.
From Project Gutenberg
Volkslied, fōlks′lēt, n. a folk-song.
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