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Daina (Latvia)
Traditional form of music from Latvia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
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