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Daina is the traditional name of vocal folk music in the Baltic languages and is preserved in Lithuania and Latvia. Lithuanian dainos (literally songs) are often noted not only for their mythological content but also for relating historical events.Most Lithuanian folk music is based around various types of dainos which include romantic songs wedding songs as well as work songs and archaic war songs.

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