sentences:  Before leaving to go to her room and listen more intently, she remarks “Do you hear that music?Everyone sings here, the people are just like happy children with laughter on their lips and music in their hearts.”
  
  The next encounter with folk music is Gilbert’s preoccupation with preserving the musical heritage of Mandrika which “helps establish the innocent and indigenous qualities of folk tunes—and his own innocent, awkward sincerity as well.” The irony of these set-ups is that folk music is the cause of trouble.In the serenader’s case, his playing of the tune—the film's MacGuffin—results in his murder.