Meanings
nounfolk song (plural folk songs)
plural folk songs · alternative folksong
- uncountableentertainmentfolk music
Before my father, Hasidic music was mere folksong. He raised it to the level of art.
2017, Velvel Pasternak, Behind the Music, Stories, Anecdotes, Articles and Reflections, page 190 - entertainmentA song in the style of folk music, a modern genre of popular music.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna song that is traditionally sung by the common people of a region and forms part of their culture
Similar
folksongfolk ballad
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Arabic أُغْنِيَّةٌ شَعْبِيَّة
- أُغْنِيَّةٌ شَعْبِيَّة (ʔuḡniyyatun šaʕbiyya)song originating among the working people
Bulgarian наро́дна пе́сен
- наро́дна пе́сен (naródna pésen)song originating among the working people
Chinese Cantonese 民歌
- 民歌song originating among the working people
Chinese Mandarin 民歌, 民謠 /民谣
- 民歌 (míngē)song originating among the working people
- 民謠 /民谣 (mínyáo)song originating among the working people
- 歌謠 /歌谣 (gēyáo)song originating among the working people
- 民歌 (míngē)song in this style
Czech lidová píseň
- lidová píseňsong originating among the working people
Estonian rahvalaul
- rahvalaulsong originating among the working people
Finnish kansanlaulu, folk-kappale
- kansanlaulusong originating among the working people
- folk-kappalesong in this style
French chanson populaire
- chanson populairesong originating among the working people
German Volkslied, Folksong
- Volksliedsong originating among the working people
- Folksongsong in this style
Hindi लोकगीत
- लोकगीत (lokgīt)song originating among the working people
Hungarian népdal
- népdalsong originating among the working people
Italian canto popolare
- canto popolaresong originating among the working people
Japanese 民謡, フォークソング
- 民謡 (min'yō)song originating among the working people
- フォークソング (fōkusongu)song originating among the working people
- 歌謡 (kayō)song originating among the working people
Korean 민요, 포크송
- 민요 (minyo)song originating among the working people
- 포크송 (pokeusong)song originating among the working people
- 가요 (gayo)song originating among the working people
Latvian tautas dziesma
- tautas dziesmasong originating among the working people
Polish piosenka ludowa, piosenka ludowa
- piosenka ludowasong originating among the working people
- piosenka ludowasong in this style
Russian наро́дная пе́сня, наро́дная пе́сня
- наро́дная пе́сня (naródnaja pésnja)song originating among the working people
- наро́дная пе́сня (naródnaja pésnja)song in this style
Slovak ľudová pieseň
- ľudová pieseňsong originating among the working people
Spanish canción popular
- canción popularsong originating among the working people
Swedish folksång, folkvisa
- folksångsong originating among the working people
- folkvisasong originating among the working people
- folksångsong in this style
Turkish türkü, halk şarkısı
- türküsong originating among the working people
- halk şarkısısong originating among the working people
Ukrainian наро́дна пі́сня
- наро́дна пі́сня (naródna písnja)song originating among the working people
Vietnamese dân ca, dân ca
- dân casong originating among the working people
- dân casong in this style
Cite this entry
APA
folk song. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/folk%20song
MLA
“folk song.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/folk%20song. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “folk song,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/folk%20song.
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