A Sârba or Sîrba in Romanian) is a Romanian and Csángó dance normally played in 2/2 or 2/4 time. It can be danced in a circle, line, or couple formations and was historically popular not only in Romania, but also Ukraine, Hungary, Polish highlanders (Gorals) and European Jewry. It is fast-paced and triplets are usually emphasized in the melody. It tends to be a happy, lively, sometimes upbeat, dance in which its name has its roots in the Romanian word sarbatoare, which translates as 'a feast-day', or used loosely as a Romanian figure of speech, usually in poetry and folk music, could also mean 'great joy' or great happiness'. Read more.. This article uses material from the Wikipedia article 'S%C3%A2rb%C4%83', which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. |
