Featuring one of the most famous limping rhythms from Bulgaria & Macedonia, this paidushko in 5 is also one of the most famous songs sung by Vaška Ilieva, whose recording is the source.
lyrics
More, čičo reče da me ženi
more, čera reče sega nek’e
// More, čera reče sega nek’e
a pa strina Sava ič ne dava. //
More, ne davaše, ne davaše
// More, najposle se saglasiše, //
more, mi zgodiše bela Neda.
More, bela, bela kako Arapka,
more, tûnka tûnka kako mečka.
More, kačeše ja na kolata
more, a kolata prikrcaja.
// More, a kolata prikrcaja,
more bivolite primrcaja. //
More, koga Neda potegliše
more, do dve daske se skršiše.
// More, do dve daske se skršiše,
more, bivolite s’uplašiše. //
(Uncle said he would marry me off
yesterday he said so, now he doesn’t want to.
Yesterday he said so, now he doesn’t want to;
and Aunt Sava won’t agree to it at all.
They wouldn’t agree and wouldn’t agree,
// And finally they did agree. //
They betrothed fair Neda.
She’s as fair as an Arab,
as thin as a bear.
They put her in the carriage;
the carriage started to creak.
// The carriage started to creak,
the buffalo staggered along (pulling it). //
When they got going with Neda in it,
it broke in two.
// It broke in two,
and the buffalo were frightened. //)
credits
from Mahala Drive,
released January 20, 2010
Colleen (violin); Dee (accordion); Katrina (clarinet); Matt (bass); Natalie (vocals and dumbek); Scott (mandolin)
Orkestar Bez Ime [or-KESS-tar behz EE-meh]--"orchestra without a name" in Bulgarian---brings you the festive village music
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