世界各个民族都有自己丰富的民歌。对于民歌的概念,各民族也有不同的理解。在有些国家中,民歌就是劳动人民集体创作的歌曲;而在另一些国家,把个人创作的民间格调的歌曲或个人创作而在民间广泛流传的歌曲也叫做民歌。例如在美国,斯蒂芬·福斯特创作的许多流行歌曲,都被作为民歌看待。 All ethnic groups in the world have their own rich folk songs. For the concept of folk songs, different nationalities also have different understandings. In some countries, folk songs are songs that are collectively produced by the working people. In others, songs that are created by individuals in folk style or individuals and songs widely circulated by the people are also called folk songs. For example, in the United States, many popular songs by Stephen Foster are treated as folk songs.