Kilt song

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A Kiltlied (of alem. Kilt to OHG. Chwilt "Evening") is a southwest German-speaking countries, especially in Switzerland , traditional folk song. It is part of the tradition of going kilt . Kilt songs describe in alternating form the young man's evening departure to his bride, as a kilt slogan the desire to be admitted to her house, as a day song the morning farewell and the meeting again.

literature

  • Gisela Rösch: The German kilt song . Dissertation. Tuebingen 1957.
  • Gisela Rösch: Kilt song and day song . In: Wolfgang Suppan: Handbuch des Volksliedes. Vol. 1. Munich 1973, pp. 483-550.