Anne Vabarna
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Anne Vabarna (21 December 1877 in Võpolsova – 7 December 1964 in Tonja) was a Seto singer. In her lifetime she recorded over 140,000 verses, most notably her composition of the Seto national epic 'Peko', depicting the tale of the Seto hero who provides freedom for the Seto people. Her repertoire also includes songs of traditional Seto lyric and lyric-epic types, children's songs, prayers, fifty two bridal laments, improvisations (dedicated to collectors of folklore, statesmen, doctors, guests-all in all over 20,000 verses), epic compositions and folk tales.
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- Articles lacking sources from March 2007
- 1877 births
- 1964 deaths
- People from Setomaa Parish
- Estonian female singers
- Estonian folk-song collectors
- 19th-century Estonian singers
- 20th-century Estonian singers
- 19th-century women singers
- 20th-century women singers
- Women folklorists
- European singer stubs
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