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Te man tika, te dziedāju
Šī kalniņa galiņā.
(Another song about singing throughout one’s life.)
The dowry chest of Folk Song Hill is full of thousands of
songs. Along with them, there have been folk dances,
quatrains of folk songs spoken out loud, and folklore
melodies performed by choirs, kokle players, brass bands
and symphonic orchestras. All of this has come together in
a wonderful way, and it continues to live in harmony with the
sculptures created by Indulis Ranka from fieldstones.
The culture of every nation is an eternal indicator of
civilisations and the central nervous system of all centuries
and all of humanity. The subtext of each folk song contains
several layers of generalisation and symbolism. The sculp-
tures, like the folk song quatrains, all have their own ideas,
independence, harmony and majesty.
“We perceive the world through signs of all kinds – written
signs and symbols of images,” says Anna Jurkāne, director
of the Turaida Museum Reserve. “Over the course of the
centuries, our folk songs have established their own system
of signs, traditions and values. Folk Song Hill has become a
sign of this cultural heritage. It is a place where the folk song
lives and can be heard.”
Latvian written signs on Folk Song Hill during the international
“Museum Night” event, 2010
Summer Solstice grasses from the meadows of Turaida
Summer Solstice celebrations in Turaida, 2006
Folk Music Day during the 9th Student Song and Dance Festival on
Folk Song Hill, 2005
FOLK SONG PARK – FOLK SONG HILL AND FOLK SONG GARDEN