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Characteristics of lyrical folk song structure - 12

Every afternoon I stand by the riverbank / Asking the boatman, where is my husband?, Every afternoon I stand by the riverbank / The one who pulls the other to death doesnt move,.). - Repeat the line Birds fly back to the mountain… (Birds fly back to the mountains of mourning / Do you remember ...

Using Traditional Formulas to Understand the Question Pattern

Although Song 1 has the formula Wish , it does not belong to the Wish to transform theme because it does not have the formulas expressing transformation like in the second song ( transform into flowers, transform into blankets) . There are many different models of nostalgia but they all have the ...

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