Ohrid's Folk Song and Tale

Ohrid's Folk Song and Tale by Dimče Malenko is a collection that brings together folk songs and narratives connected to Ohrid and its surroundings. The work presents local oral tradition as a living expression of cultural identity, transmitted across generations, with a focus on the urban and old-town environment.

Particular attention is given to the origins, development, and meaning of individual songs, linking them to specific people, events, and locations in Ohrid. The section “How some Ohrid lyric folk songs were created” provides contextual background, while “Old-town songs” and “Old-town stories” present texts and narratives reflecting everyday life, love, social relations, and urban culture.

The book has ethnological and literary value, based on the collection, interpretation, and analysis of oral material. It serves as an important source for studying Macedonian folk tradition in an urban setting, especially Ohrid in the nineteenth and early twentieth century, offering insight into how oral culture is preserved and transformed into written and scholarly form.