Folk songs are songs of often(ออฟ-เ

Folk songs are songs of often(ออฟ-เฟ็น) anonymous (อะนอม' นิเมิส) origin(ออ-ริ-เจ็น) (or are public domain(พูบลิค-โดเมน)) that are transmitted(เทรน-มิท-เต็ด) orally(โอ-เรลลี่). They are frequently(ฟรี-ควิส-รี่) a major aspect(แอส-แปคท’) of national or cultural(เค้า-เจอ) identity(ไอ-เดน-ทิ-ตี้). Art songs often approach(แอป-โพลช’) the status of folk songs when people forget who the author was(ออ-เธอะ-วอส). Folk songs are also frequently transmitted(เทรน-มิท-เต็ด) non-orally (that is, as sheet(แอส-ชีท) music), especially(เอส-เพค-เชี่ยล-รี่) in the modern. Folk songs exist(เอ็ก-สิส) in almost (ออ-โมส)every culture.