Definition of "volkslied" [volks•lied]

• A folk song. (noun)

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• ""The title, you see, suggests something simple, like a volkslied," Mother Hildegarde said, pointing one long, bony forefinger at the page."
• "Some tiny trace of memory of the fat Kreutzkammer lingered in her husband's crippled mind -- something as confused as the revolving engine's connexion with the German volkslied."
• "Christina Aguilera zingt volkslied, Lakers vs Celtics invoering wedstrijd 7 NBA 2010 Кристина"