James Bailey

Literary Usage of a Russian Folk Song Meter.

JHIIIL OAlI-TO eCCT, MJI3 cepAnimall , Apyr, X X X X X X X x X 9 xa H c T6T CO 30 o0i 1e n a1ro6m13i1 ueT. X XXX X xx xi In regard to metrical organization, the lines all have ten syllables and they are divided by a fixed break into two symmetrical five-syllable hemistichs. A constant phrase stress3 falls on the third syllable of each hemistich, but word stresses, at least in this song, are distributed sporadically. The lines have dactylic endings which are unrhymed except for the fifth and sixth lines where rhyme results from grammatical parallelism.

Russian Folk Lyrics

Preface EditorOs Introduction The Russian Folk Lyric by V.Ja. Propp EditorOs Notes to The Russian Folk Lyric Peasant Songs Ritual Songs of the Agricultural Calendar Songs of Peasant Slavery Vocal Songs about Love Xorovod, Game, and Dance Songs about Love Wedding Songs Vocal Songs about Family Life Xorovod, Game, and Dance Songs about Family Life Joking and Satirical Vocal Songs: Xorovod, Game, and Dance Songs ChildrenOs Songs Barge Hauler Songs Robber Songs Soldier Songs Songs of Prison, Penal Servitude, and Exile Worker Songs ProppOs Sources of Folk Lyrics Selected Bibliography Index