英和和英

語源

From folk +‎ song.

発音

名詞

folk song (plural folk songs)

1. (music) A song, in any folk style, originating among ordinary people, usually non-professional musicians, and handed down by oral tradition.
2. (music, uncountable) folk music
   • 2017, Velvel Pasternak, Behind the Music, Stories, Anecdotes, Articles and Reflections, page 190:

     Before my father, Hasidic music was mere folksong. He raised it to the level of art.

3. (music) A song in the style of folk music, a modern genre of popular music.

関連する語

• folk music

参考

• Wikipedia has an article on Folk music