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Volkslied (literally: folk song) is a genre of popular songs in German which are traditionally sung. While many of them were first passed orally, several collections were published from the late 18th century. Later, some popular songs were also included in this classification.[1]
- ^ Johannes Moser: Ansätze zu einer neueren Volksliedforschung (PDF; 1,0 MB), 1989, p. 69.