volkslied

[ fawlks-leet ]

noun

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

1. a folk song.

Volkslied

/ ˈfɔlksliːt /

noun

1. a type of popular German folk song

Word History and Origins

Origin of volkslied¹

From German

Word History and Origins

Origin of volkslied¹

literally: folk song

Example Sentences

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.

From Project Gutenberg