Baltic Folksongs

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Feel free to post any Russian song that would be even remotely similar to the two main types of traditional Lithuanian folk music

Would Belarusian songs be suitable? I am tempted.

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Would Belarusian songs be suitable? I am tempted.

Oh please do post them!

It would be most fascinating if Belarusians do indeed have some folk songs similar to the Baltic ones that the Russians lack entirely

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Oh please do post them!

It would be most fascinating if Belarusians do indeed have some folk songs similar to Baltic ones that the Russians lack entirely

This ancient Belarusian folk song is about Yurya, the god of Spring. Someone asks him; "Where did you get your feet wet? Where have you been, where are you going?" Yurya answers: "I have been running over the hills and in the valleys, giving wheat to people."

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link Russia spans areas from Karelia in the north to the Caucasus in the south. In general, Russian folk songs are different to Lithuanian but we can find similar folk songs if we looked for them. Old songs in Tver’. Smolensk or Kaluga oblast’ may have something if you want to find similar tunes performed during pagan rituals by Balts.

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This ancient Belarusian folk song is about Yurya, the god of Spring. Someone asks him; "Where did you get your feet wet? Where have you been, where are you going?" Yurya answers: "I have been running over the hills and in the valleys, giving wheat to people."

Awesome! Lithuanian songs about animal & greenery deity Joris/Jorė (I couldn't find the authentic versions on youtube, so I uploaded them to soundcloud):
Jorja, šalta rasa
"Jorja, the dew is cold, give greenery, raise the rye, so that there would be bread."

Jorja, geras vakaras
"Jorja, the evening is good, take the keys, let the grass out, the silken grass, the honeyed dew, the grass will be for the horses, the dew for the calves"

Old songs in Tver’. Smolensk or Kaluga oblast’ may have something if you want to find similar tunes performed during pagan rituals by Balts.

Possibly. They would have to be very old and forgotten indeed since they're nowhere to be found on the net - which is a pity because I really would like to hear them.

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Possibly. They would have to be very old and forgotten indeed since they're nowhere to be found on the net - which is a pity because I really would like to hear them.

The musical instrument is specific to Tver' region.




The community is active : www.tverzha.ru

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This is another 19th century Belarusian folk song.

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This is another 19th century Belarusian folk song.

These aren't Provoslav crosses, are they?
http://youtu.be/oyGl2V6JZ8E?t=6m14s

The musical instrument is specific to Tver' region.

"specific to Tver' region" - do you mean to say that it's not found elsewhere in Russia? It does resemble some types of Lithuanian ožragis (horns that I mentioned in the first page of this thread are something different though - those are made of wood and are very massive):


I wonder what would it sound like? I couldn't find any videos for "тверскому рожку", maybe you would have more luck in Russophone sites?


Ožragis (a different type but the sound is similar):

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These aren't Provoslav crosses, are they?
http://youtu.be/oyGl2V6JZ8E?t=6m14s

I put one video clip updating within a minute. It seems you watched the first video clip. The crosses are christian but there is an obvious pagan influence.

"specific to Tver' region" - do you mean to say that it's not found elsewhere in Russia? It does resemble some types of Lithuanian ožragis.

The website states that the name of musical instrument is "Tver' horn". The instrument may be found elsewhere in Russia. I don't know. I mentioned the instrument because Balts have a similar one.

I wonder what would it sound like? I couldn't find any videos for "тверскому рожку", maybe you would have more luck in Russophone sites?

I'd search for video clips.

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link

That's a master class showing how to play the musical instrument. The class is 2 hours long. Skip to 1.30