Singing Mennonite

Low German Songs Among the Mennonites

By Doreen Helen Klassen
Publisher: University of Manitoba Press
Ebook (PDF) : 9780887558955, January 1989
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Table of contents

Preface
1. Introduction
2. Children's Songs
3. Religious Songs
4. Street Songs
5. Village Songs
6. Ballads
7. Love and Singing-Circle Game Songs
8. Plautdietscha Owent Songs
9. Reunion Songs
10. Heischraitje Songs
11. Conclusion
Appendiix A
Appendix B
Sources
Low German Pronunciation Guide
Bibliography
Discography
Index of Low German Songs

Description

In this pioneering book, Doreen Helen Klassen explores a collection of Mennonite Low German songs and rhymes.