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The Society of Folk Dance Historians (SFDH) Rado, mori
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Information: A song.
Translation: Rada, fair (Rada)
Pronunciation: RAH-doh, MOH-ree
Region: Bulgaria
REFERENCES
- First version recorded January, 1981 by Martha Forsyth in Satovtsa from singer Snezhanka Smilkova, born in Osina, West Rhodope.
- Second version transcribed by Johan Tijssen, 2000.
LYRICS
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Rado, mori, Rado, bela Rado, Pustine ti chorni ochi pustine ti, Rado, chorni ochi chorni sa, chroni kat' chereshi Chorni sa, chorni kat' chereshi Kojno gi vide za tja plache, Kojno gi vide za tja plache, as gi vidjah, as zaplakah. Rado, mori, Rado, bela Rado, pustono ti belo lice pustono ti, Rado, belo lice belo e, belo kat' belilo. |
Rada, fair Rada, your damned (fine) black eyes, they're black as cherries! Whoever sees them cries for them. I saw them, I burst out crying. Rada, fair Rada, your damned white face, it's white as white make-up! |
LYRICS
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Belo e, belo kat' belilo, kojno go vide za nego pita, kojno go vide za nego pita, ti go vidja, ti popita. Rado, mori, Rado, bela Rado, pustana ti tjonka snashka pustana ti, Rado, tjonka snashka tjonka je, tjonka kat' fidanka Tjonka je, tjonka kat' fidanka kojno je vide za neja pita, kojno je vide za neja pita, ti ja vidja, ti popita. |
Whoever sees it asks for it. Your saw it, you asked for it. Rada, fair Rada, your damned slender body, it's slender as a sapling! Whoever sees it asks for it. You saw it, you asked for it. |
DOCUMENT
- Bulgaria, a country.
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