Rīga dimd (English: Riga resounds) is the title of a traditional Latvian folk song that is best known as a musical composition by Jānis Cimze. Cimze's first composition of the song is from 1872, and the composition was performed 1873 at the I All-Latvian Singing Festival by a male choir.[1] The tower bell music of the Saint Peter's Church in Riga, Latvia, plays Rīga dimd five times a day.
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Lyrics
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Rīga dimd, Rīga dimd! |
Riga resounds, Riga resounds |
References
edit- ^ "Darba apraksts; Jānis Cimze" (in Latvian). Latvian Education Informatization System. Retrieved 2010-08-01.