Sârbă
"Sirba" redirects here. For the river in West Africa, see Sirba River.
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.
References
- The Book of Klezmer, by Yale Strom. 2002: A Capella books, Chicago
External links
- Sîrba Page on Dunav balkan dance website (with example audio file)