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Daina Chaviano
Daina may refer to: *Daina (Latvia), Latvian folksong *Daina (Lithuania), Lithuanian folksong *Daina (name), Latvian and Lithuanian female given name *Daina (organization), Lithuanian cultural organization that functioned in (1899–1915) Other *Daina (film), ''Daina'' (film), a 1984 Indian Bodo documentary film *Daina (software) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daina (Latvia)
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. 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. Dainas are being translated into English by Latvian American Ieva Auziņa-Szentivanyi. Poetic metre and its limitations The trochaic metre is the most popular, with around 95% of dainas being in it. Characteristic of this metre is that an unstressed syllable follows a stressed syllable, with two syllables forming one foot. Two feet form a dipody and after every dipody, there is a caesura, which cannot be in the middle of a word. The dainas traditionally are written down so that every line contains two dipodies. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
