variously known as kapu māte, veļu māte, zemes māte or smilšu māte (mother of graves, mother of dead, mother Earth, mother of sand). The first collection of dainas was published between 1894 and 1915 as Latvju Dainas by Krišjānis Barons. There are well over two hundred thousand collected dainas in written form. See also The Cabinet of Folksongs Daina (Lithuania) Latvian mythology References External links Virtual collection of Latvian dainas (The Cabinet of Folksongs) Audio recordings of Latvian folklore (archives of Latvian folklore) 19th-century music genres 20th-century music genres Latvian music Song forms lt:Daina