Sârbă

"Sirba" redirects here. For the river in West Africa, see Sirba River.
Sârba

A Sârba or Sîrba (meaning "Serbian [dance]" 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.

The sîrba is still popular in Romanian traditional music and in Jewish Klezmer music.

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