Ukrainian folk song "The Crane"

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The Ukrainian folk song "The Crane" is a traditional lament whose poignant melody has been widely recognized and incorporated into classical compositions.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Ukrainian folk song "The Crane" canonical 2

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Statements (42)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Ukrainian folk song ⓘ
folk lament ⓘ
associatedWithCulture Ukrainian diaspora ⓘ
Ukrainian national identity ⓘ
belongsToTradition Eastern European folk music ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Ukraine ⓘ
emotionalTone melancholic ⓘ
nostalgic ⓘ
genre folk music ⓘ
lament ⓘ
hasAuthor unknown ⓘ
hasComposer traditional ⓘ
hasCulturalOrigin Ukrainian folk tradition ⓘ
hasForm strophic song ⓘ
hasHistoricalContext pre-modern rural Ukraine ⓘ
hasInfluenceOn classical music compositions ⓘ
hasLyricist traditional ⓘ
hasMelodyCharacteristic plaintive ⓘ
poignant ⓘ
hasSubject crane (bird) ⓘ
hasTheme farewell ⓘ
longing ⓘ
separation ⓘ
sorrow ⓘ
incorporatedInto classical compositions ⓘ
isTraditional true ⓘ
language Ukrainian ⓘ
melodyRecognizedAs widely known ⓘ
performancePractice a cappella singing ⓘ
choral performance ⓘ
solo voice ⓘ
symbolizes departure ⓘ
exile ⓘ
homesickness ⓘ
loss ⓘ
transmission oral tradition ⓘ
usedFor communal mourning ⓘ
expressing grief ⓘ
remembering homeland ⓘ
usedIn Ukrainian choral arrangements ⓘ
Ukrainian vocal folk repertoire ⓘ
instrumental folk arrangements ⓘ

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Symphony No. 2 in C minor, Op. 17 → usesTheme → Ukrainian folk song "The Crane" ⓘ
Tchaikovsky's Second Symphony → themeSource → Ukrainian folk song "The Crane" ⓘ