"France Prešeren(pronounced [f?an'ts? p??'?e???n] (audio speaker https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/29/Sl-France_Pre%C5%A1eren.oga) (2 or 3 December 1800 – 8 February 1849) was a 19th-century Romantic Slovene poet whose poems have been translated into many languages." Prešeren himself wrote in both Slovenian and German. "Prešeren Day, the Slovene Cultural Holiday, is a public holiday celebrated in Slovenia on 8 February. It is marking the anniversary of the death of the Slovene national poet France Prešeren on 8 February 1849 and is the celebration of the Slovenian culture." Wikipedia Like Robbie Burns,Prešeren collected and was influenced by indigenous folk poetry. As far as I'm aware, however, Prešeren's poetry is more recited than sung. I may well be wrong; listen to this song Od Zelezne Ceste some poems translated into English: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tGjDqj0Urw Lakeland Voice will hold a Burns/Preseren event in Kendal, England on the weekend of Jan.29-30 (2022), which comes between the two nights which normally celebrate these national poets from Scotland and Slovenia - with songs, food and drink from both countries. Their email newsletter says: January 29-30 Preseren/Burns singing weekend - songs from Slovenia and Scotland. Unitarian Church hall, Kendal. Scottish songs on Saturday with Burns night supper £30. Sunday: Slovenian songs. £25 I don't see anything about the event on the website but there is a page of Slovenian song lyrics on the site.
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