volkslied

[ fawlks-leet ]

/ ˈfɔlksˌlit /

a folk song.

Origin of volkslied

From German

Presently Magdalena was asked to play the Volkslied, or national anthem.

Our Little Boer Cousin |Luna May Innes
Some one was striking the preliminary chords of a volkslied on his favorite instrument, a Rhaetian variation of the zither.

The Princess Virginia |C. N. Williamson
She felt excited by the grandeur of the situation, and, in the pauses of the wind, sang low some wild German Volkslied.

Bluebell |Mrs. George Croft Huddleston
What the Volkslied gains in universality it loses in individuality of character.

Wine, Women, and Song |Various

Some one was striking the preliminary chords of a volkslied on his favourite instrument, a Rhaetian improvement upon the zither.

The Adventure of Princess Sylvia |Mrs. C. N. Williamson

Volkslied

/ German (ˈfɔlksliːt) /

a type of popular German folk song

literally: folk song