State Folk Song

Famous quotes containing the words state, folk and/or song:

    “The state is therefore everyone; the rules within the state are laws which safeguard the welfare of all and which must originate from the welfare of all.”
    —Georg Büchner (1813–1837)

    “An’ when the earth’s as cauld’s the mune
    An’ a’ its folk are lang syne deid,
    On coontless stars the Babe maun cry
    An’ the Crucified maun bleed.”
    —Hugh MacDiarmid (1892–1978)

    “The song is ended, but the melody lingers on.”
    —Irving Berlin (1888–1989)