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Daina (Latvia)

The Cabinet of Folksongs, a collection of almost 218,000 Latvian folksong texts at the National Library of Latvia

A daina or tautas dziesma is a traditional form of music or poetry from Latvia. Lithuanian dainos share common traits with them, but have been more influenced by European folk song traditions.[1] Latvian dainas often feature drone vocal styles and pre-Christian themes and legends, and can be accompanied by musical instruments such as Baltic psalteries (e.g. kokles). Dainas tend to be very short (usually four-liners) and are usually in a trochaic or a dactylic metre.[1] Dainas are being translated into English by Latvian American Ieva Auziņa-Szentivanyi.[2]

  1. ^ a b Biezais, Haralds (2005). "Dainas". In Jones, Lindsay (ed.). Encyclopedia of Religion. Vol. 4 (2nd ed.). Thomson Gale. pp. 2127, 2128.
  2. ^ "American Latvian transforms Latvian folksongs into English". Public Broadcasting of Latvia. 13 October 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2020.

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