Anne Vabarna (21 December 1877 in Võpolsova – 7 December 1964 in

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) was a

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singer. In her lifetime she recorded over 140,000 verses, most notably her composition of the Seto national epic '

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', 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

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, statesmen, doctors, guests-all in all over 20,000 verses), epic compositions and folk tales.

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1877 births 1964 deaths People from Setomaa Parish Estonian folk-song collectors 19th-century Estonian women singers 20th-century Estonian women singers Women folklorists {{Estonia-singer-stub