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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Ukrainian folk song
folk lament
associatedWithCulture Ukrainian diaspora NERFINISHED
Ukrainian national identity
belongsToTradition Eastern European folk music
countryOfOrigin Ukraine NERFINISHED
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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Symphony No. 2 in C minor, Op. 17 usesTheme Ukrainian folk song "The Crane"