单词 | work song |
释义 | > as lemmaswork song work song n. a song sung while working, esp. by a group of people, typically having a strong, steady rhythm intended to accompany repetitive manual labour.Recorded earliest in figurative use. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > type of music > vocal music > types of song > [noun] > folk-song > work song work song1841 holler1936 1841 J. W. Ord Bard 12 The honey-bees' sweet work-song fill'd my soul. 1911 Jrnl. Amer. Folk-lore 24 379 Like the other songs, the work-songs give a keen insight into the negro's real self. 1977 Listener 25 Aug. 244/3 The persistent play with three for four notes suggests incantation or work-songs. 2010 Dunoon Observer & Argyllshire Standard 13 Aug. 19/2 Members of the Inverclyde Waulking Group will be waulking the tweed, singing traditional Gaelic work songs. < as lemmas |
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