Mamko Moja
Mamko Moja ("Ej mamko, mamko, mamënko moja" ("Oh mother, my mother")) is a Slovak Roma folk song.
It is a traditional a wedding song about a girl who desperately wants to get married, which first appeared in male choruses on Moravian and Slovak folk poetry. It has been partly attributed to Leoš Janáček.{{cite book|last=Pečman|first=Rudolf|title=Colloquium Leoš Janáček et Musica Europaea - Brno 1968. (Poř.) International Musical Festival (28.9.-6.10.68. Sborník ref.) Arranged and edited by Rudolph Pečman. (který také naps. doslov). Z růz. jazyků do něm., angl. a franc. přel. kol|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WP0YAQAAIAAJ|accessdate=4 June 2012|year=1970|publisher=nákl. vl. t. G}} The Megitza Quartet performed the song live on ABC7's "Chicagoing" with Bill Campbell in September 2009. The Roma folk group Goranie have also performed the song.
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| style="background:#FFFFFF; text-align:center; color:#000000;"| Original Slovak Lyrics
|style="background:#0039A6; text-align:center; color:#FFFFFF;"| Translation Into English |
| Mamko moja, ja už še vám vydam,
bo me pyta spoza hury Cigan. Refrén: A či ja ce na to vychovala, že by ja ce za Cigana dala. Mamko moja, Cigan še mi páči, bo ma šumné kučeravé vlasy. Refrén (2x): A či ja ce na to vychovala, že by ja ce za Cigana dala. Mamko moja, Cigan še mi ľúbi, bo ma šumné biľučičké zuby. Refrén (2x): A či ja ce na to vychovala, že by ja ce za Cigana dala. |Oh, Mother, I'm getting married, A wandering Romani made the proposal. Chorus: But did I raise you to that? Should I give you for a Romani? Oh, Mother, for this Romani has amazed me, He has beautiful curly hair. Chorus (2x): But did I raise you to that? Should I give you for a Romani? Oh, Mother, this Romani has delighted me, He has such beautiful white teeth. Chorus (2x): But did I raise you to that? Should I give you for a Romani? |
References
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External links
- {{cite web
|url=http://gypsylyrics.net/2011/10/06/mamko-moja/
|title=Mamko moja (lyrics)
|date=
|accessdate=2012-06-04}}
- {{cite web
|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZhc7cmFU48
|title=Megitza Quartet on ABC7 's "Chicagoing" with Bill Campbell
|author=Megitza Quartet
|website=YouTube
|date=11 July 2009
|accessdate=2012-06-04}}
- {{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHeFOchMNOU
|title=Moravanka - Mamko moja, mamko
|author=Hraje Vam Moravanka
|website=YouTube
|date=4 February 2011
|accessdate=2012-06-04}}
- {{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9VVS8CDKgY
|title=Mamko moja, mamko
|author=ensemble Makovica from Svidník
|website=YouTube
|year=1973
|accessdate=2012-06-04}}
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